The global pandemic of 2020 was a mixed blessing for Amazon

The global pandemic of 2020 was a mixed blessing for Amazon. Online demand surged as more people stayed at home, but even with its massive logistics infrastructure, Amazon could not meet all the demand and restricted its two-day delivery to essential items for several weeks. This allowed Amazon's competitors, such as Walmart, to get a stronger foothold in the ecommerce market. For many years, Amazon had ventured into several seemingly unrelated businesses like Amazon Studios. Was it time for Amazon to focus on its core ecommerce business?