If any business was designed for today’s pandemic it is Amazon. The US ecommerce giant has seen demand for its delivery services soar as shoppers were forced to stay home to stop the spread of coronavirus. A former manager has dubbed the company the “new Red Cross” for its essential role in delivering goods and services. The crisis, however, is also bringing greater scrutiny of a business model that even before Covid-19 struck had attracted the attention of regulators around the world.
如果说有哪家企业是为当今这场大流行病设计的,那一定是亚马逊(Amazon)。这家美国电子商务巨头发现,由于购物者被迫呆在家中以遏制新型冠状病毒的传播,其送货服务的需求大幅增加。前亚马逊经理戏称该公司为“新红十字会”,因其在运送商品和服务方面发挥着至关重要的作用。然而,这场危机也使得一种商业模式受到了更严格的审视——甚至在新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19,即2019冠状病毒病)出现之前,这种商业模式就引起了全世界监管机构的关注。