Could the Rise of E-Commerce Sales at Walmart and Costco Spell Trouble for Amazon?

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has an unmatched e-commerce presence and a lead so wide it would be impossible for any competitor to get even close to it in the near future. But no company, even Amazon, is immune from competition. Anyone in the lead will always have to anticipate changing trends and up its game to match them.These days, there are consumer expectations in e-commerce that Amazon can't easily address, but Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) can, and are. Does this spell trouble for Amazon?E-commerce has firmly become a mainstream form of shopping for Americans and most others worldwide. Although companies are developing new technology all the time to account for some of the deficiencies of buying based on a screen image and description, there are reasons it's always going to fall short.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool