Why UPS Need Not Fear Amazon

[MyTripisCut]

Y?

Because of us knuckleheads.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Y?

I don't know. Ask @cheryl. My guess she doesn't want her thread to have 500 useless @Future gifs.

 

[Future]

I don't know. Ask @cheryl. My guess she doesn't want her thread to have 500 useless @Future gifs.

This saddens me

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

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Happy @Future ?

 

[oldngray]

Amazon trying to get into so many things, stands to reason they will stub there toe sometime. Grocery business is low margin and cutthroat.

It makes a good excuse for another Amazon PR hype release.

 

[Orion inc.]

The supermarket world just got put on notice.

Have you ever been in a Whole Foods? It's overpriced garbage for a niche market.

Amazon isn't going to put Kroger or Publix out of business with this.

The only way would be if they completely changed the concept of Whole Foods and their prices to serve many demographics.

And analysts don't think that's what they're going to do

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

It seems more like Amazon is trying to expand into a new premium market and not attempting to compete with cheaper grocery stores.

Yes and no.

Look for Amazon to add online order pickup kiosks at most if not all of the WF locations.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Amazon trying to get into so many things, stands to reason they will stub there toe sometime. Grocery business is low margin and cutthroat.

They are not doing it just to sell overpriced produce.

 

[Turdferguson]

I can't post gifs all of a sudden WTF?????

Got to do it old school style
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[oldngray]

Because of us knuckleheads.

 

[bbsam]

It seems more like Amazon is trying to expand into a new premium market and not attempting to compete with cheaper grocery stores.

I bet Amazon will drive prices down at Whole Foods to expand the market.

 

[Orion inc.]

Yes and no.

Look for Amazon to add online order pickup kiosks at most if not all of the WF locations.

Why would they? They offer same day to two day prime shipping so unless they want to start warehousing every prime item at WF, that doesn't sound logical.

I'm sure they'll put amazon lockers outside but to turn WF into products hubs for their online business doesn't sound feasible. Why would the customer order something to ship to store in the same time frame or less they could ship to their home ?

 

[1989]

They are not doing it just to sell overpriced produce.

They need more amazon locker space.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Why would they? They offer same day to two day prime shipping so unless they want to start warehousing every prime item at WF, that doesn't sound logical.

I'm sure they'll put amazon lockers outside but to turn WF into products hubs for their online business doesn't sound feasible. Why would the customer order something to ship to store in the same time frame or less they could ship to their home ?

I don't think it's about lockers either. Call me crazy, but when they buy a grocery store chain, I tend to think it's because they want to sell food.

Instacart, Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, Amazon Fresh, even Uber is getting into food delivery. It's a huge market that isn't going away. This puts Amazon closer to being able to deal with the last mile cost problem than any of their food delivery competitors.

Now long term who really knows how much this could help their non-food business. I don't know the logistics of the grocery store industry, but I'm pretty sure this isn't just a purchase of the stores consumers visit. I'd imagine Whole Foods already has a delivery and warehousing network set up to supply its stores that Amazon could utilize, and grow, for other things in the future.