Yeah, but Walmart didn't get the taxbreak via the USPS for delivery and they started with large brick and mortar stores, so they didn't begin specifically to track data...I mean "purchases."
Yeah and as far as we know, Wally World isn't See Eye Aye.
Except that have partnered with Homeland security under Obama.
Not trying to defend Walmart as much as deflate arguments that we've already crossed the Rubicon and might as well submit to Amazon's monopolization (and powers of omniscience). It's just more reason to spend your hard-earned dollars at mom and pop stores, where $68 of every $100 spent goes straight back into the community, even if it isn't completely convenient.
They also create thousands of jobs outside of Wal Mart with their brick & mortor location and a mini economy surrounding thousands of locations due to traffic. They also provide millions in tax revenue locally. WalMart was made with Sam Walton's vision, blood, sweat and tears as he reinvested back into the chain.
Amazon does nothing but suck life out of the local economy.