Amazon's Changing Footprint: A Conversation Based On Their Q2 Results with Allume Group CEO/Founder Andrea Leigh

In this episode Bryan Gildenberg and Andrea K. (Andrea Minnie) Leigh tackle a few key issues that Amazon's Q2 results highlighted after a quick review of their actual performance.  In particular they focus the conversation on 5 key changes for Amazon's "footprint" - the basic shape of their business:
1) Amazon's new economic footprint - advertiser vs. infrastructure vs. retail
2) Amazon's new growth footprint - AWS and it's somewhat "cloud"y outlook for growth
3) Amazon's retooled logistics footrprint - the changes in Amazon's distribution model as their business becomes more consumables and less discretionary centric - UPS' shares being down 5% this AM on "reduced demand" may be in no small part due to this change
4) Amazon's uncertain grocery footprint
5) Amazon's cultural footprint - some great reflections at the end on how the nature of Amazon's operating and decision making environments change as their growth trajectory flattens...
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