South Dakota small business owners find success working with Amazon [Video]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – When you think of supporting small, local businesses, you might not think Amazon has a place in that conversation. But hundreds of small businesses in South Dakota are thriving with the help of the e-retailer, including one business out of Tea.

When Bob Lundin started 605 Products two and a half years ago, he knew exactly where he wanted to launch his business.

“The Amazon marketplace was the ideal situation for me to be competitive day one,” he said.

Being an exclusive seller on Amazon means Lundin doesn’t have to man a retail store for multiple hours a day or worry about shipping or returns.

He says he lets Amazon do most of the heavy lifting to streamline the process of getting his goods into consumers’ hands.

“I can compete with all the big boys, as you call them, around the country so I can compete with them on …