The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which consumer goods editor and analyst Austin Smith and senior technology analyst Eric Bleeker discuss topics across the investing world.
In today's edition, Eric and Austin discuss a misunderstood threat to Amazon.com: sales tax. So many of Amazon's competitors, as well as analysts, have looked at Amazon's "tax-free benefit" as the real reason for its success over other more traditional retailers. This is a misplaced observation, and fails to address the reality, which is its lower prices due to less overhead and immense economies of scale. It also isn't an honest look at how sales tax is applied, which is at the end of a transaction and will have an immaterial impact on Amazon's profit margins.
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