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To: Nifster

Amazon is living on borrowed time. Walmart is gradually taking them out. the Whole Foods buy was a bad business decision. It doesn’t have the market penetration to begin to compete with Walmart. Walmart’s buying power is probably only exceeded by the federal government. Amazon is trying to compete with an organization that’s almost ten time large and making a profit.


5 posted on 01/19/2018 6:22:39 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: meatloaf

Amazon is living on borrowed time.

Oh please. That is hardly true. Sure they may have to dump Whole Foods, but it is doing much better then Walmart. Walmart is closing stores while Amazon doesn’t have infrastructure which is much better for a company. Your hyperbole is hilarious.


16 posted on 01/19/2018 6:27:02 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: meatloaf

Those Walmart/Sams Club bastards can’t seem to figure out how to ship to Alaska, so they are shutting down 3 profitable stores up here.
They literally screwed small communities and small business throughout Alaska. They did this right when announcing their employee bonus program.
You can’t ship a single thing up here thru Walmart either. They have nothing figured out.


33 posted on 01/19/2018 6:40:48 AM PST by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: meatloaf

Amazon is living on borrowed time. Walmart is gradually taking them out.


Jet.com is not as good as Amazon.com.

Yet.

Give ‘em time. Amazon could be Myspace and Jet could be facebook, if you get my gist.


35 posted on 01/19/2018 6:42:08 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: meatloaf
the Whole Foods buy was a bad business decision.

Seems like everybody knew this..................except Amazon................

39 posted on 01/19/2018 6:45:41 AM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: meatloaf

I’m amazed at the choice and quality at Walmart. I’m able to find stuff there that I used to only find at “high end” grocery stores.


52 posted on 01/19/2018 7:01:22 AM PST by Mercat
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To: meatloaf

I used to buy from Amazon ALL THE TIME!

Eventually, I got pretty much everything that was unique to them and sloughed off... now there are a couple things I need from them, but not much at all.


65 posted on 01/19/2018 7:32:16 AM PST by djf ("She wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find in a second hand store..." - Prince)
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To: meatloaf

Funny you make that comparison. The Army tried to hire Walmart to consult for them on their logistics.

They politely refused.


89 posted on 01/19/2018 8:12:24 AM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: meatloaf

I work at Vons/ Safeway, and STILL shop at Walmart!!! I HATE Walmart however if I go early in the morning the normal Walmart shopper is still sleeping and the shopping experience is nat half bad!!! The prices can’t be beat!!!!


92 posted on 01/19/2018 8:31:35 AM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: meatloaf

Running a grocery store - and running Amazon - are totally different skill sets. Amazon should have ‘made a deal’ with a story like Publix to design a ‘home delivery’ system that worked.

Publix has one now - delivery within an hour - and it’s working just fine...


106 posted on 01/19/2018 8:54:01 AM PST by GOPJ (When a thief robs a store (and is arrested) do his 'dreamer children' get to keep the loot?)
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