Jeff Bezos and the rise of the Amazon empire

<p>How did Amazon boom during the pandemic? And how big will it grow whilst other retail businesses suffer?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Host:&nbsp;David Aaronovitch.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guest:<strong> </strong>Danny Fortson, West Coast Correspondent for the Sunday Times.</p><p><br></p><p>Clips used: PBS, Blue Origin, DW360 YouTube, Richard Wiggins YouTube.</p><p><br></p><p>SFX by <a href="https://freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kwahmah_02</a> of Freesound.org, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CC BY 3.0</a>.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>