The US has had a long, now-dwindling tax holiday for online sales. To me, the tax avoidance is unfair to the brick and mortar stores that have to collect the tax while Amazon did not. Not blaming Amazon. They play by the rules, collect when they are told to. But unfair is unfair. Interesting to see this impact on sales.

In states that have the tax, households reduced their spending on Amazon by about 10 percent compared to those in states that don’t have the levy. For online purchases of more than $300, sales fell by 24 percent, according to the report titled “The Amazon Tax.”

Huge impact.