Can Amazon Survive an Economic Downturn? ABSTRACT: Amazon.com is the largest online retailer. Amazon has yet to produce a profit and it has seen its market capitalization drop tremendously over the past year. Without any profits and no cash, Amazon will be doomed for failure. Can Amazon survive an economic downturn by becoming profitable, increasing market share and fighting off competition? Without any profits and cash, Amazon will be doomed for failure. INTRODUCTION: Started …showed first 75 words of 1136 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1136 total…or go to physical stores. No one knows whether Amazon can survive an economic downturn. Although, it is common knowledge that Amazon has several obstacles it must overcome if it wants to remain in business longterm. BIBLIOGRAPHY Post, G., & Anderson, D. (2000). Management Information Systems. Boston: Irvin McGraw-Hill. www.Amazon.com Date retrieved: February 2, 2001 http://quicken.excite.com/investments/quotes/?symbol=amzn Date retrieved: February 2, 2001 Himelstein, L. (2000, December). Going Back To Dot-coms. Business Week. pp. 90-92.