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My bet is this will be very similar to Walmart Neighborhood Market. About the size of a drug store, will stock grocery essentials, and will have lower prices t
by dalfonso 7y ago
My bet is this will be very similar to Walmart Neighborhood Market. About the size of a drug store, will stock grocery essentials, and will have lower prices than traditional grocery stores (Safeway/VONS, Ralphs, Albertsons, QFC, etc.)
A store like this might allow them to more cost effectively fulfill small items (deodorant, a pack of pens, batteries, aspirin, candy bars, etc.) by shipping from the store to your home.
- Operyl 7y agoHuh, the neighborhood markets are the size of drugstores near you? They’re the size of regular Walmart’s grocery sections here.
- jngreenlee 7y agoEh you're probably ant fucking, it's a fine comparison to draw versus big box stores. TBF, probably "2 Walgreens" would be a good comparison in some markets, or "classic grocery store" size.
- dalfonso 7y agoKudos to you. I just looked it up and the Walmart Neighborhood Market closest to me is ~30K sq. ft. while the CVS closest to me is 17.5K.
- MrEldritch 7y ago> Eh you're probably ant fucking I must admit, I'm unfamiliar with this terminology.
- nihonde 7y agoThe big innovation of 7/11 Japan that launched the convenience store craze in Japan was keeping as much stock as possible in lots of retail outlets and ready at point of sale instead of in warehouses.
- helen___keller 7y agofor what it's worth I think a lot of the convenience store craze in Japan also comes from Japanese cities being very dense and heavily walked. Most of the states lives in a sparsely built suburban environment, using cars for most or all transportation, making it very easy and often preferable to hit up the nearest big box. In Japan you're almost guaranteed a konbini between you and your destination, and this makes it easy and pleasant to dip in for a snack, breakfast while walking to the train, etc. This is only economically feasible in a dense environment with a LOT of nearby shoppers, particularly considering land costs in Tokyo. (I saw a good article at some point how a lot of small-town and rural convenience stores in japan aren't economically feasible and they struggle to keep the lights on as corporate demands unreasonable amenities like being open 24/7)
- jcims 7y agoIf they could do a Dollar General they would crush it. Basically a mini Walmart with no produce. They could pack it to the rafters with frozen food, toiletries and their cheap Chinese shit and use their eye in the sky robocashiers to keep the party going.
- eli 7y agoHow is this better than a Dollar General? Cheaper?
- steve19 7y agoBetter targeted products, they already know what people in the area of each store demand, so each store could have a different mix of products.
- mortenjorck 7y agoIt doesn't need to be better, just different. Based on the test market, Amazon's offering would appear to address a very different segment from Dollar General, which often serves communities where the nearest Walmart is an hour away. Amazon doesn't need to be cheaper than Dollar General, just the grocery section at CVS.
- smileysteve 7y agoAdds amazon lockers for cheaper deliveries and returns; $1 digital credit is likely cheaper than last mile delivery for many locales.
- ChuckMcM 7y agoThey could call it "Marks and Spence" :-) It would need a lot of ready made stuff so that people on the go could just grab stuff to heat up and eat later.
- antjanus 7y agoThere's a similar Whole Foods store. It's called Ideal Market. It's a whole foods brand, they carry their brand products (365) and basically just groceries without much extra. But yeah, those don't carry items outside of what you'd find in a normal Whole Foods.