John Sylvester, co-owner of Sache Clothing on South Main, said competition is good for business, but online retailer Amazon makes it difficult, especially with its tax advantages.Clandestine agents feathered out across the country on Saturday, silently infiltrating the real-world places you shop in order to gather intelligence for online retail behemoth Amazon.com.
The agents were shoppers armed only with a smartphone and Amazon's new Price Check app. Their mission: Scan bar codes or take pictures of items in brick-and-mortar stores and send those prices back to Amazon for comparison.
The prize: a 5 percent discount or up to $5 off on as many as three items.
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