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Only tangentially related to the article but this made me laugh: > Harvard Business School professor John Deighton, when asked about the future of the industry
by elliekelly 7y ago
Only tangentially related to the article but this made me laugh:
> Harvard Business School professor John Deighton, when asked about the future of the industry in 2001, said, “Home-delivered groceries? Never.”
I wonder what the equivalent will be in another ~20 years.
- lainga 7y ago“Home-delivered groceries? Well, they were a great idea back when everyone had money.”
- dev-il 7y agoon the other hand, the big cost factor that would restrict home delivery to people who have money is… human labor costs. Once robot-based delivery is the standard, home delivery may be quite affordable. Maybe even less costly on the whole than operating supermarkets.