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Marc Ecko: Amazon was a corrosive force on consumer behavior

Marc Ecko · ECKO UNLTD and COMPLEX: Marc Ecko · Jun 3, 2024 · at 1:07:06

Marc Ecko discusses the macro shifts impacting retail brands and brick-and-mortar storefronts during the late 2000s.

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“Amazon was this incredibly powerful, but corrosive force in affecting the way consumer behavior was going to be direct to consumer online.”

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