Amazon's Earnings Flop Equals Opportunity

Amazon is conquering feats, such as exceeding $100 billion in revenue, in almost half the time compared to other companies like Walmart. The power of this ingenious company is unstoppable, even with the recent flop in the company's earnings report.
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Amazon is conquering feats, such as exceeding $100 billion in revenue, in almost half the time compared to other companies like Walmart. The power of this ingenious company is unstoppable, even with the recent flop in the company's earnings report. Just like in every other success story, some intermittent bumps are only a part of Amazon's climb to the top.

Amazon has created their own marketplace and no other company can compare. When thinking of competitors, it's impossible to consider companies that can completely compete with Amazon. Google is the closest competitor, but even then the companies are so different I find it hard to compare them.

The main reason for the disappointment in sales was miscalculation on many levels. Amazon is looking into the future so much that the present may falter, but that doesn't mean the company is failing as a whole. With droids and same-day delivery on their minds, Amazon is investing more into themselves in order to bring us the next big thing. But once those inventions start running, Amazon will be even more untouchable.

I envy Amazon and the empire they created. Sure, their profits and investments may fluctuate, but that's the name of the business game. However, even through good and bad months, Amazon has one definite consistency: their customer base. Consumers turn towards Amazon daily for computers, household items, software, clothing, media and more. As long as Amazon consistently offers great deals, great products, and great support, their customers will continue to come back for all of their shopping needs.

Amazon also helps out small businesses by giving them another popular platform to sell products. I know this personally because the sales of my company, Restaurantware.com, has soared incredibly since we've sold our trendsetting tableware on Amazon. With the involvement of many other companies just like mine, Amazon and its entities work together like one big unstoppable machine.

I am positive the short term investing public has misunderstood the most recent earnings flop and will be punished for their retreat.

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