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Kevin Matthews II
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Did you hear that $AMZN is looking to open physical department stores? 🧐 What do you think about the potential move? How would it impact companies like $WMT , $TGT , $BBY , $ORLY and others? The video below has my thoughts. 🎥 https://youtu.be/31GycutMeZk
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DeRaun Jamar Neal@Xtralionist
It may put a slight dent in their online commerce stranglehold, but it would definitely be a game changer 💵
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Razorback@Arkygirl43
🤔 Mind blown… I can’t imagine it
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Victoria@victoria
This is so interesting! @arbitrage (tagging you since I know you're a fan of $AMZN ) Do you think this in-store experience will impact the items that are popular on the website? know I purchase from $AMZN out of convenience for some products over quality, but if I had an option in a store where I could see the quality I might choose differently.
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Todd Carlisle@tcardizzle
Believe it or not they already existed. Amazon has physical bookstores currently. I think this is a major mistake. $WMT has been trying for 5 years at least to be Amazon now Amazon is trying to be Walmart? I promise you Walmart loves this development.
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ArbitrageDCA@arbitrage
I think everyone has their own Amazon experience & expectations but the the overall consensus is $AMZN is the best retail delivery option. I’m excited to see how this affects the door dashes of the world. I see retail as yet another way for Amazon to speed up delivery and and expand its user bas. Over all I think online ordering trends will change but I believe Amazon will use its stores to shape…See more
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todD@raptor22
I Love the Idea. Too early to think about all the effects....But overall I think it would clear up all the returns and clutter....in that regard and for the Poor that Sounds AWESOME!!🤔🤔
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Samuel Lake@TheYoungOldLateInvestor
Said it B4 and will say it again. Walmart will be closing most of their stores in near future. Turning their lots into Drive-In Theaters.✍️☝️ Just watch the Process & HODL🤷
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Dakota Lowe@DakotaLowe94
If it does impact other retail stores at all, unless they can offer something no other store offers then I believe it will only be temporarily... A week or 2.
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Dakota Lowe@DakotaLowe94
@TheYoungOldLateInvestor whatever it is you're smoking... You should probably put it away cuz it's got you thinking all kinds off nonsense. Why would walmart close a store that on average makes $120k every day to build a drive in theatre that could only be open at night?
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Xander@Xander882214
It builds the question is $AMZN spreading itself to thin from their successful methods? Or is this the beginning of them pushing $WMT out?
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Lunch Money💰@DanaGeorge
Opening an Amazon Books and More Store? No way it’ll work here. They were able to take basically store like Barnes&Noble (which I loved ) and make it synonymous with Giant Super store ( that you don’t have to walk three miles for that one thing in the back of store for) why would they tamper with the formula, like $KO did with “New $COKE ” or $PEP with “Crystal Pepsi” ? IMHO Same reason $F and …See more
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Snutz82@snutz82
If it's anything like their work with Hudson in airports, I think it will go well. Your purchase is automatic when you walk out of the store. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernretail.co/retailers/how-amazon-is-shaping-the-future-of-airport-retail/amp/
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Kathleen Dougherty@TheKateExperience
Meh idk. Why go there when they'll deliver so fast lol
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RJarvis@livepro39
Kevin, I heard and I’m not too concerned. I rarely buy clothes and electronics from Amazon. My go to for electronics is Costco. (It’s easy to take back and there is the extra warranty or/and service help.) I never think Amazon for clothes because of unfamiliarity with the labels. So maybe there is research to get people like me to consider Amazon for these things. Walmart is not the competition fo…See more
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Xander@Xander882214
@TheKateExperience Instant gratification over two day gratification. 😂
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Kevin Matthews II@buildingbread
@tcardizzle totally agree! It seems like a backward move that plays right in to Wal-Mart’s hand
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Kathleen Dougherty@TheKateExperience
@Xander882214 yeah I'm not gonna lie. Lol I love it. You can do other things you need to do AND they'll bring it to me? Sweet.
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Kevin Matthews II@buildingbread
@livepro39 I just bought some more clothes from Amazon 😅. But I think more people got to Target for clothes as well.
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RJ@ultimateunlimited
This is old news lol
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Justin Lasiter@Justinlasiter
I think it's a brilliant idea as long as CUSTOMER SERVICE is the main focus as Walmart has lost sight of this and the new self checkouts only exasperate the issue. A lot of violence at Walmart stores lately due to the huge lack of care
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Lunch Money💰@DanaGeorge
This is my personal nightmare. I need something. Only store is a huge Wally- I have to enter and work my way three miles back and over and through tires, bathroom decor, back to school supplies, aromatherapy and IF I do make it to the one area the one item I needed, it’s not available in full fat and sugar only frozen ice milk or some god awful dessert product ( so far from nutrients and it’s natu…See more
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Robert Tarrant@Rabbit316
I believe with all the warehousing it's an easy way for Amazon to sell stock without having to pick and ship. They are already paying to put it in a building. I think we need a Buisness to step up and be a front runner in this pandemic. Stay open 24 hours please!!
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Lunch Money💰@DanaGeorge
Adding my point: sorry. It will not be a huge store. If it comes to brick and mortar it will not be a one stop shop all- they e tried prototypes in grocery stores, Amazon is cool it keeps searching for a better way to sell to us… but it won’t be another Wally. They MAY take over WalMart. Poor Sam lol. He truly started out selling USA made only and was a success. His successors achieved more, but…See more
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ajea nicole@ajeanicole
I think this is a smart idea and I think they’re already doing this through the Amazon bookstore. I know they also have an Amazon Locker. This is a smart play because at the Amazon Bookstore, you not only can purchase stuff, but you can also return any items you’ve bought online. Hassle free. One step further - these stores give people the opportunity to in a way, see what an item looks like befo…See more
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Matthew@Gbladebling
Smart move ... secure the market share of the people not wanting to buy exclusively online, provide an easier outlet for those on the fence. Buy up commercial real estate to choke out retail competitors. I could also see it as a way to shorten the return logistics, and sell those discount pallets more places without needing a shipping arrangement.
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Rashad Nelson@luccky28
🎢 That would be a game changer & it might break the stock market lol I would def invest and hold long term
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June Joan@JuneJoanK
I think the postivie side of that for customer is they can return items they order online without the hassle of reboxing them print the return label and drop it to usps. I have some items that i bought in amazon that i ended up not liking it and resell them to fb marketplace.
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Todd Carlisle@tcardizzle
@TheKateExperience exactly. They have been spending absurd amounts of money to cut into UPS/FedEx by staring their own delivery service so this makes no sense. Let me be clear, having spent over 4 years of my life working for them I know what they do well and what they struggle with. They struggle with people. Hard. Anyone thinking they can just learn that skill needs to spend a day in a fulfilment…See more
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Rashad Nelson@luccky28
@victoria that’s a great statement and that’s why I think I’m store would be better how many times have we ordered something thinking it was bigger than it actually was 😂 ! I also think Amazon would become a bigger market platform for new small businesses to e-commerce they’re products that’s the perfect definition for the best of both worlds to me
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