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Originally Posted by Matt 26z
Aside from the disabled and people who just hate grocery shopping, I don't see this concept ever taking off. I think they would have to sell the food (including delivery) for less than the grocery store for it to spark widespread interest.
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They can afford buying such huge volumes that they'll likely get incredible prices, when buying the groceries in bulk. I don't see many chains being able to pull that, except maybe Wal-Mart?
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Originally Posted by Matt 26z
edit: Guess this is for restaurant delivery. Not sure how they could do it differently than the competition. I think Amazon is going to be throwing a lot of shit on the wall in the coming few years and hoping something sticks.
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I don't think it matters whether they do it differently or not. Amazon is a VERY strong brand and they'll likely get a decent chunk of the market right away. That market share will only keep growing as it gets rolled out to more cities and eventually on a national level. Think Starbucks putting tons of mom-and-pop cafés out of business, the same will happen when Amazon enters that market. The only ones that could possibly compete with that are McDonald's and (perhaps) Starbucks, if they go into the delivery market.
The only way other delivery services will survive, once a giant like this moves in on their turf, is if they stay very niched.