Jeff Bezos and the rise of the Amazon empire

How did Amazon boom during the pandemic? And how big will it grow whilst other retail businesses suffer? 


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Host: David Aaronovitch. 


Guest: Danny Fortson, West Coast Correspondent for the Sunday Times.


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