Amazon kicking the living whomp out of Walmart and others

[justoffal]

Bezos was early to the game and he took a chance....soon after the start up as a books only service Amazon nearly went under....but then a miracle happened.....the public awakened to the pleasure of getting necessities delivered to their door step for nearly the same price it cost to stand in line for them and 15 years later Bezos is the world's richest man.

Walmart ain't no pauper either.....but for the first time since Sam Walton got an exclusive contract to sell antifreeze from his pharmacy chain stores.... Walmart has been beaten back and not gently either. Bezos has managed to do what no other business in the US was capable of doing....taking on the Walton Family Colossus.

To their credit the Waltons are playing a very hard ball game of catch-up....but they are falling short in the experience game....Bezos has virtually remade the whole system of house delivery and Walmart sucks at it so far. Maybe they will get better? We shall see....but they're gonna have to dig in and actually work for it.

As for Bezos...it remains to be seen whether his venture will be positive for this nation......but it certainly has provided tens of thousands of good paying jobs. He has his detractors too....but somehow I don't think he's listening too hard.



JO

 

[as seen on tv]

Top 10 ways for brick and mortar stores to fight back against Amazon

10 - More youtube videos of Amazon delivery drivers taking a dump outside their truck when making deliveries, because they aren't allowed "comfort breaks"

9 - have consumer reports or JD powers test Amazon packages for the presence of germs such as "west nile virus"; "bird flu"; "tuberculosis"; "hepatitis"; and leprosy, and report on their findings

8 - Most people don't understand "Amazon" is not an American word. Make sure they understand this, and that most immigrants to America from "the amazon" are illegal aliens.

7 - Amazon is the number one method illegal Chinese opiods reach their final destination in America (this is actually true)

6 - "If you had the option of buying stuff from the richest man on earth, or a local firm, which would you choose?"

5 - The only thing worse than working in an amazon warehouse is being replaced by that warehouse robot they were "testing"

4 - Amazon has a list of everything you ever ordered from them. Every kindle book you ever browsed, let alone downloaded. Going back to day 1.

3 - If amazon can deliver 50 pounds of purina dog chow for free, why can't it deliver your morning newspaper? Or is the right question - why doesn't Amazon want to? Are they in cahoots with Google to destroy America's print media?

2 - Amazon bought whole foods. The objective is to put your local supermarket out of business. Are you comfortable with that, too?

1 - Based on your Amazon purchases, AI can predict your political party, sexual orientation, any chronic diseases, and likelihood of going bankrupt. I'm just saying . .

 

[PhilFish]

Isn't it positive already? In that millions benefit from having items delivered to their door.

 

[justoffal]

Top 10 ways for brick and mortar stores to fight back against Amazon

10 - More youtube videos of Amazon delivery drivers taking a dump outside their truck when making deliveries, because they aren't allowed "comfort breaks"

9 - have consumer reports or JD powers test Amazon packages for the presence of germs such as "west nile virus"; "bird flu"; "tuberculosis"; "hepatitis"; and leprosy, and report on their findings

8 - Most people don't understand "Amazon" is not an American word. Make sure they understand this, and that most immigrants to America from "the amazon" are illegal aliens.

7 - Amazon is the number one method illegal Chinese opiods reach their final destination in America (this is actually true)

6 - "If you had the option of buying stuff from the richest man on earth, or a local firm, which would you choose?"

5 - The only thing worse than working in an amazon warehouse is being replaced by that warehouse robot they were "testing"

4 - Amazon has a list of everything you ever ordered from them. Every kindle book you ever browsed, let alone downloaded. Going back to day 1.

3 - If amazon can deliver 50 pounds of purina dog chow for free, why can't it deliver your morning newspaper? Or is the right question - why doesn't Amazon want to? Are they in cahoots with Google to destroy America's print media?

2 - Amazon bought whole foods. The objective is to put your local supermarket out of business. Are you comfortable with that, too?

1 - Based on your Amazon purchases, AI can predict your political party, sexual orientation, any chronic diseases, and likelihood of going bankrupt. I'm just saying . .

There is a new kind of thief in town that follows the delivery trucks around waiting for them to abandon boxes and open spaces .... they pose as package recovery people correcting an illegitimate delivery.

 

[connieb]

Bezos was early to the game and he took a chance....soon after the start up as a books only service Amazon nearly went under....but then a miracle happened.....the public awakened to the pleasure of getting necessities delivered to their door step for nearly the same price it cost to stand in line for them and 15 years later Bezos is the world's richest man.

Walmart ain't no pauper either.....but for the first time since Sam Walton got an exclusive contract to sell antifreeze from his pharmacy chain stores.... Walmart has been beaten back and not gently either. Bezos has managed to do what no other business in the US was capable of doing....taking on the Walton Family Colossus.

To their credit the Waltons are playing a very hard ball game of catch-up....but they are falling short in the experience game....Bezos has virtually remade the whole system of house delivery and Walmart sucks at it so far. Maybe they will get better? We shall see....but they're gonna have to dig in and actually work for it.

As for Bezos...it remains to be seen whether his venture will be positive for this nation......but it certainly has provided tens of thousands of good paying jobs. He has his detractors too....but somehow I don't think he's listening too hard.



JO

I think Walmart and other retailers with physical locations - should revamp their "site to store" policies. I think that they should match Amazon's prices on shipped to home goods, but give you a 5% discount if you come to the store to get it - within the same time frame. It HAS to save them money to get it to the store.. but then it gets you IN the store. Where if you are like me you inevitably find or remember something else you need. Particularly for stores like Walmart and Target where they have some grocery items, etc. I can stop by pick up my site to store order- at a discount.. and grab a gallon of milk if I need it.

 

[Dawg]

Bezos was early to the game and he took a chance....soon after the start up as a books only service Amazon nearly went under....but then a miracle happened.....the public awakened to the pleasure of getting necessities delivered to their door step for nearly the same price it cost to stand in line for them and 15 years later Bezos is the world's richest man.

Walmart ain't no pauper either.....but for the first time since Sam Walton got an exclusive contract to sell antifreeze from his pharmacy chain stores.... Walmart has been beaten back and not gently either. Bezos has managed to do what no other business in the US was capable of doing....taking on the Walton Family Colossus.

To their credit the Waltons are playing a very hard ball game of catch-up....but they are falling short in the experience game....Bezos has virtually remade the whole system of house delivery and Walmart sucks at it so far. Maybe they will get better? We shall see....but they're gonna have to dig in and actually work for it.

As for Bezos...it remains to be seen whether his venture will be positive for this nation......but it certainly has provided tens of thousands of good paying jobs. He has his detractors too....but somehow I don't think he's listening too hard.



JO

He's not doing very well with his Whole Foods buy..........shelves empty and customers finding other stores to purchase food due to not having stock rooms anymore.

 

[Dawg]

I think Walmart and other retailers with physical locations - should revamp their "site to store" policies. I think that they should match Amazon's prices on shipped to home goods, but give you a 5% discount if you come to the store to get it - within the same time frame. It HAS to save them money to get it to the store.. but then it gets you IN the store. Where if you are like me you inevitably find or remember something else you need. Particularly for stores like Walmart and Target where they have some grocery items, etc. I can stop by pick up my site to store order- at a discount.. and grab a gallon of milk if I need it.

that's why a drink machine at service stations were so valuable back in the day.......stop for a POP and remember you need wipers or oil change, worked same as your idea!

 

[connieb]

that's why a drink machine at service stations were so valuable back in the day.......stop for a POP and remember you need wipers or oil change, worked same as your idea!

So mhe ch of our spending is impulse buying. Amazon took that to a whole new level. At first I used it for hard to find local or unique items, then it was hmm I just want that thing and voila it is hetre. We see, we buy. controlling that habit is a problem for most people.

 

[Corruptbuddha]

I literally did ALL my Christmas shopping on Amazon. Seriously, ALL of it.

It's cheaper, more convenient, and I don't have to deal with crowds.

win/win

 

[connieb]

I literally did ALL my Christmas shopping on Amazon. Seriously, ALL of it.

It's cheaper, more convenient, and I don't have to deal with crowds.

win/win

I did about 90% on Amazon - 5% at other misc online retailers and then 5% at actual stores - because I was looking for small stocking stuffer things, needed stuff that was not carried on Amazon or was over priced there - as is often the case with many of their third party products, or they were just odds and ends like gift cards. I have everything shipped to my office and it is a yearly joke with my co-workers as all the boxes start arriving and I store them up until I can get them home and in the house without the fam seeing them.

 

[resident_evil]

Bezos was early to the game and he took a chance....soon after the start up as a books only service Amazon nearly went under....but then a miracle happened.....the public awakened to the pleasure of getting necessities delivered to their door step for nearly the same price it cost to stand in line for them and 15 years later Bezos is the world's richest man.

Walmart ain't no pauper either.....but for the first time since Sam Walton got an exclusive contract to sell antifreeze from his pharmacy chain stores.... Walmart has been beaten back and not gently either. Bezos has managed to do what no other business in the US was capable of doing....taking on the Walton Family Colossus.

To their credit the Waltons are playing a very hard ball game of catch-up....but they are falling short in the experience game....Bezos has virtually remade the whole system of house delivery and Walmart sucks at it so far. Maybe they will get better? We shall see....but they're gonna have to dig in and actually work for it.

As for Bezos...it remains to be seen whether his venture will be positive for this nation......but it certainly has provided tens of thousands of good paying jobs. He has his detractors too....but somehow I don't think he's listening too hard.



JO

I think you need to consider some other things too. The value of Amazon for me is the ability to purchase a wide variety of products in a reasonably secure and facilitated environment. Products that may be sourced from Amazon or affiliates. Last I heard:

40% of Amazon's Revenue Comes from Affiliate Marketing

http://www.prweb.com/releases/dekh/news/prweb10816600.htm

That fact is interesting along with the fact that Amazon represents a total of 4% of all retail sales.

Also of note is that Amazon is going more and more bricks and mortar and for good reason. Walmart (and others) could replicate a the simplicity of payment and also represent affiliates on the web while already having the bricks and mortar in place.

I wouldn't mind internet shopping at Walmart.com and picking the stuff up at the store if I could return it in the ordinary fashion. I'm tired of getting crap from Amazon and having the return price and or process really screw me over.

 

[Arkady]

Bezos was early to the game and he took a chance....soon after the start up as a books only service Amazon nearly went under....but then a miracle happened.....the public awakened to the pleasure of getting necessities delivered to their door step for nearly the same price it cost to stand in line for them and 15 years later Bezos is the world's richest man.

Walmart ain't no pauper either.....but for the first time since Sam Walton got an exclusive contract to sell antifreeze from his pharmacy chain stores.... Walmart has been beaten back and not gently either. Bezos has managed to do what no other business in the US was capable of doing....taking on the Walton Family Colossus.

To their credit the Waltons are playing a very hard ball game of catch-up....but they are falling short in the experience game....Bezos has virtually remade the whole system of house delivery and Walmart sucks at it so far. Maybe they will get better? We shall see....but they're gonna have to dig in and actually work for it.

As for Bezos...it remains to be seen whether his venture will be positive for this nation......but it certainly has provided tens of thousands of good paying jobs. He has his detractors too....but somehow I don't think he's listening too hard.



JO

I usually don't buy individual shares, because I accept the wisdom that trying to second-guess the market is a fool's errand. So, I invest mostly in indexes. But I made an exception for Amazon. I just realized that my own family was starting to use them as the default option for buying practically everything other than non-dry-goods groceries. We've got a track record as early adopters for stuff that eventually become ubiquitous (Sushi, iPhones, Netflix, etc.) Usually, two or three years after my family reorients around a new option, it's adopted by the mainstream. So I took a chance and bought a bunch of Amazon at about $700 per share. I'm feeling damned good about that. I've roughly doubled my money in no time flat.

 

[Arkady]

I literally did ALL my Christmas shopping on Amazon. Seriously, ALL of it.

It's cheaper, more convenient, and I don't have to deal with crowds.

win/win

Same here. I don't think there was a single Christmas gift we bought that didn't come from Amazon. It's just so convenient. And if you're really feeling lazy, you can even have then giftwrap it and put a card on it.

 

[justoffal]

I usually don't buy individual shares, because I accept the wisdom that trying to second-guess the market is a fool's errand. So, I invest mostly in indexes. But I made an exception for Amazon. I just realized that my own family was starting to use them as the default option for buying practically everything other than non-dry-goods groceries. We've got a track record as early adopters for stuff that eventually become ubiquitous (Sushi, iPhones, Netflix, etc.) Usually, two or three years after my family reorients around a new option, it's adopted by the mainstream. So I took a chance and bought a bunch of Amazon at about $700 per share. I'm feeling damned good about that. I've roughly doubled my money in no time flat.

Good call...smart move.

Jo