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Re:Allbirds CEO on Amazon's copycat strategy by oh_sigh on Thursday November 21, 2019 @02:04PM (#21598046)
I own a pair of all birds. I think I paid around $100 for them. I wouldn't be surprised if the actual cost of the shoe was around $8.

Amazon is a margin-eating business("your margin is my opportunity"). You can't expect margins like that to just go on unmolested from anyone. I'm honestly surprised Amazon hasn't done more of this - e.g. in the makeup industry which has notoriously high margins.

Re:Allbirds CEO on Amazon's copycat strategy by dfcagency on Thursday November 21, 2019 @02:45PM (#21598639)
It's more around $25-$35 when you factor in all overhead.
Re:Allbirds CEO on Amazon's copycat strategy by dzhiurgis on Thursday November 21, 2019 @04:09PM (#21599643)
Fine merino wool is quite expensive.