Here at Edge, predicting Amazon's next moves is a big part of our job. But the complex and subtle forces applied by competing channels, supply chains, regulations and consumer interests – each of these factors subject to rapid and surprising changes – makes prediction a broad and long-term game.
To start, let's look at our predictions for what Amazon is going to do in the very near term and how it may affect the e-commerce giant's partners and competitors in the immediate future.
1. Amazon's panda
This time last year, there was a huge market for...