The Deal Desk

Episode 6

Working capital, and how Amazon gets its suppliers to fund it

Amazon's customers pay it about two months before Amazon pays its suppliers. That gap is worth billions.

First released 28 September 202611 minAI voices by Google GeminiDownload MP3 (9 MB)

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