Comments on: Will AmazonLocal’s 800-Pound Gorilla Drive Seattle Shoppers Bananas? http://thesunbreak.com/2011/06/23/will-amazonlocals-800-pound-gorilla-drive-seattle-shoppers-bananas/ Curious Georges in a conversation with Seattle Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anonymous http://thesunbreak.com/2011/06/23/will-amazonlocals-800-pound-gorilla-drive-seattle-shoppers-bananas/#comment-4697 Anonymous Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:49:00 +0000 http://thesunbreak.com/?p=875340#comment-4697 I think the key here is to offer the businesses a marginally better deal than the oh-so-lousy Groupon arrangement. Undercut them by 20%, and offer something more interesting than spa treatments and you've got a winner. I believe the bigger issue is going to be with Amazon's clout the local merchants can potentially be even more swamped when the deal hits. They need to find a way to stagger the coupon 'live' dates. I think the key here is to offer the businesses a marginally better deal than the oh-so-lousy Groupon arrangement. Undercut them by 20%, and offer something more interesting than spa treatments and you’ve got a winner.

I believe the bigger issue is going to be with Amazon’s clout the local merchants can potentially be even more swamped when the deal hits. They need to find a way to stagger the coupon ‘live’ dates.

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