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They’re not making money in retail, and they’re putting retailers out of business,” Bill Simon told CNBC , pointing out that Amazon has operated its retail segment at a loss for decades and subsidizes it with profits from other areas. It’ll hurt small retailers, and it’ll hurt specialty chains. Walmart can adjust.
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