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Fear not, shoppers: Amazon's Australian geoblock won't cramp your style

  • Written by Gary Mortimer, Associate Professor in Marketing and International Business, Queensland University of Technology
Fear not, shoppers: Amazon's Australian geoblock won't cramp your styleWill there be fewer of these on Australian doorsteps?Ink Drop/Shutterstock.com

Online retail giant Amazon’s decision to block Australian shoppers from its US website has prompted an outpouring of anger from its customers. However, economic statistics indicate the actual value of online purchased products entering Australia from international...

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