[Ads-l] Word: Amazonification

[Dan Goncharoff]

I am not in a position to check right now, but this strikes me as a common
and long used construction in the world of conglomerates, where they take
over other companies and change the way they operate.

For example, Wiktionary has the word "microsoftify".

I would differentiate the word "Disneyfication", which has become
generalized.

On Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 9:47 AM Barretts Mail <mail.barretts at gmail.com> wrote:

> Interesting find! Given Amazon’s size, I would have thought this had been
> around for quite a while.
>
> Here are two hits for the verb Amazonify.
>
>
> https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_Leadership_Lab/MLlwDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
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> https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_Leadership_Lab/MLlwDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
> >
> The Leadership Lab: Understanding Leadership in the 21st Century, p 90
> Chris Lewis, Pippa Malmgren
> 2018
>
> ###
> How we have become 'Amazonified'
> ###
>
>
> https://medium.com/@jacobgottlieb44/how-amazon-plans-to-amazonify-whole-foods-6ec0f32041f0
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> https://medium.com/@jacobgottlieb44/how-amazon-plans-to-amazonify-whole-foods-6ec0f32041f0
> >
> How Amazon Plans to Amazonify Whole Foods
> Jacob Gottlieb
> Jul 31, 2018
>
> ###
> Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos would be “Amazonifying” Whole Foods while he reduces
> prices of items that most people want.
> ###
>
> Benjamin Barrett (he/his/him)
> Formerly of Seattle, WA
>
> > On 2 Mar 2022, at 02:21, ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Source: New York Times
> > Article: Here Comes the Full Amazonification of Whole Foods
> > Author: Cecilia Kang
> > Date: Feb 28, 2022
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > More than four years ago, Amazon bought Whole Foods for $13 billion.
> > Now the Amazonification of the grocery chain is physically complete,
> > as showcased by the revamped Whole Foods store in Glover Park.
> > ...
> > The technology, known as Just Walk Out, consists of hundreds of
> > cameras with a God’s-eye view of customers. Sensors are placed under
> > each apple, carton of oatmeal and boule of multigrain bread. Behind
> > the scenes, deep-learning software analyzes the shopping activity to
> > detect patterns and increase the accuracy of its charges.
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > Garson
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