Amazon Wants You to Build Another Store
I’ve read enough Medium and Vox articles recently to know I should get right to the point.
Prediction: Regional grocers will lose the battle against Walmart, Amazon, Target, Peapod, and specialty meal providers (Blue Apron, etc.) as they try to stem losses with physical store expansion rather than developing technology conveniences to re-engage and cement consumer loyalty. They will stumble into resource-heavy projects — home delivery, in particular — and burn cash trying to match the logistics game of retailers who have mastered delivery years ago.
Bonus Prediction: There are a million ways for regional grocers to defer this fate, but Amazon, in particular, wants to draw them into this losing battle. Just watch.
Additional reporting on the from WSJ here.
– Jon Roketenetz
Jon is the CEO of GimmeAnother and founder of 3VERB.