Although it would appear they are targeting ecommerce businesses first in order to gain inventory for people to shop around, it seems they are missing the opportunity to get people used to the idea of using their platform first.
The back-to-back gains in inventories were the first since October and November.
Continued strong gains in inventories and sales are viewed as encouraging signs for the economy.
That decline was driven by an expected drop in exports, smaller gains in inventories and a plunge in military spending.
In the year-earlier period, the company had a $14 million gain for inventory adjustments and an $80 million charge related to asset sales, resulting in income of $387 million, or 71 cents a share.
The upward revision was due to a smaller increase in imports and stronger inventory gains, than previously measured.
Even with the gain, wholesale inventories were 2.1 percent below where they were a year ago.
Crude oil dropped below $30 a barrel on expectations that an industry report would show a gain in inventories.
July's gain in inventories was enough for some economists to raise forecasts slightly for third- quarter G.D.P., although others said the drop in sales negated the boost.
But the real gains are those inventory savings.
