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Don't underestimate how Google is becomming the storefront of all retail on internet.

Google can now dictate which webshop is shown first in search results on a product level.

I know retailers are sick of this. They need Google to be found on the web but they don't like how Google is destroying retail.



There's a huge opportunity for Shopify to launch a slick shopping service that puts a (much nicer looking) Amazon-style interface in front of all the various shops. Combine that with Etsy's marketplace and you'd really have a contender.


They already do that.


Not well. I've never seen it and I spend way too much with Amazon (meaning I'm an ideal customer).


Independent aggregators are staging a minor comeback, thanks in part to the dismal failure of Google Shopping. I only ever buy PC components through PCPartPicker, I only buy games through IsThereAnyDeal. Third parties can offer real value in this space.


There isn't really a strong narrative that Google Shopping is any kind of threat to Amazon or Walmart. Nobody knows if it's going to catch momentum, or if Google will just kill in a few years.




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