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My major takeaway is that they are trying to push as close to instant delivery as possible (30 minutes seems like pretty remarkable goal). Potentially taking ou
by kriro 11y ago
My major takeaway is that they are trying to push as close to instant delivery as possible (30 minutes seems like pretty remarkable goal). Potentially taking out the delivery service middleman is also good. I have my doubts (regulation, security concerns, social doubt a la Google glass) but overall it seems like a good long term strategy to try this.
If they ever come close to hitting the 30 minute delivery it also opens up the entire food delivery industry as a potential Amazon extension. Buying one of these "premade meal delivery" startups could also be an option.
- mark-r 11y agoJust imagine ordering your hot pizza delivery from Amazon instead of Domino's for example.
- BinaryIdiot 11y ago> If they ever come close to hitting the 30 minute delivery it also opens up the entire food delivery industry as a potential Amazon extension. Buying one of these "premade meal delivery" startups could also be an option. This is my thinking as well. I'm actually surprised they haven't started a small project in a specific area where they're delivering hot meals. It feels like they want to, eventually, sell everything possible to people. I would actually be surprised if they don't, eventually, buy several of these start-ups around prepared food delivery.
- shostack 11y agoBingo on the food. Literally none of these food delivery startups will be able to compete with the speed, price, cash, and logistics infrastructure Amazon will be able to bring to the table for that area. Delivery people, like cab/Uber drivers are service industries chugging along on borrowed time until their jobs can be fully automated.
- RandallBrown 11y agoAmazon already does meal delivery in Seattle. https://local.amazon.com/delivery_on_prime https://local.amazon.com/delivery_on_prime