Walmart is reportedly giving Amazon the boot and will no longer allow the online retailer to sell its Kindle e-readers and tablets — beyond the inventory it already holds in stock — in the stores that make up its brick-and-mortar empire. Target made a similar move earlier this year. Now, with Walmart following suit, Amazon’s Kindle product line has been effectively cut off from a large swath of low-income and bargain-seeking consumers, said David Cadden, a Quinnipiac professor of management. “That has got to hurt.”
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Walmart's Ire Puts Out Kindle Fire
Posted by: Erika Morphy September 21, 2012 10:27 AMWalmart is reportedly giving Amazon the boot and will no longer allow the online retailer to sell its Kindle e-readers and tablets — beyond the inventory it already holds in stock — in the stores that make up its brick-and-mortar empire. Target made a similar move earlier this year. Now, with Walmart following suit, Amazon’s Kindle product line has been effectively cut off from a large swath of low-income and bargain-seeking consumers, said David Cadden, a Quinnipiac professor of management. “That has got to hurt.”