So, let us share with you everything we know. If the film’s premise intrigues you and you plan on watching it, then you have come to the right place to learn more about it. Maybe storefronts … perhaps … mean a little bit more!''Īmerican booksellers will undoubtedly be wondering if their own Christmas will be as merry.However, once the Grinch infiltrates the town to put his ingenious schemes into action, an unexpected encounter changes everything.

Like Seuss's, Olson's version ends happily, as the Grinch sees that 'every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, / was SHOPPING! Without any Price Check at all! … Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! / 'Maybe shopping,' he thought, 'does come from a store. 'If I don't have a storefront, I'll use theirs instead!'

'All I need is a storefront …' The Grinch looked around.īut since storefronts weren't his, there were none to be found.ĭid that stop the old Grinch … ? No! The Grinch simply said, Some offered retaliatory discounts California store Diesel created 'Occupy Amazon' badges and coasters in protest.īut Mike Olson, co-owner of Reading Frenzy Bookshop in Zimmerman, Minnesota, went one step further, rewriting Dr Seuss's classic story How the Grinch Stole Christmas starring Amazon as festive thief: In fact, it is the latest in a series of steps to expand your market at the expense of cities and towns nationwide, stripping them of their unique character and the financial wherewithal to pay for essential needs like schools, fire and police departments, and libraries.'Īlthough told the New York Times that the promotion was not aimed at small shops, but was rather 'primarily intended for customers who are comparing prices in major retail chain stores', bookshops across America have responded with anger and dismay.

'We could call your $5 bounty to app-users a cheesy marketing move and leave it at that. Forgive us if we're not,' wrote the trade body's chief executive Oren Teicher in an open letter to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos. 'We suppose we should be flattered that an online sales behemoth needs a Main Street retail showroom. The American Booksellers Association echoed her sentiments, saying that independent bookshops were 'outraged' by Amazon's move.

'Small businesses are fighting everyday to compete with giant retailers, such as Amazon, and incentivising consumers to spy on local shops is a bridge too far,' said Snowe, a Republican and member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, in a statement.

How the grinch stole christmas amazon