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Will your grocery shopping behaviors changed as a result of Amazon Buying Whole Food Market ?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by adoo, Jun 16, 2017.

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Will your grocery shopping behaviors changed as a result of Amazon Buying Whole Food Market ?

  1. yes

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  2. no

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  1. adoo

    adoo Member

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    With Amazon buying Whole Foods, for ~ $14 B, the online retailer is on a collision course with Walmart to try to be the predominant seller of pretty much everything you buy.

    Each one is trying to become more like the other —
    • Walmart by investing heavily in its technology,
    • Amazon by opening physical bookstores and now buying physical supermarkets.
    But this is more than a battle between two business titans. Their rivalry sheds light on the shifting economics of nearly every major industry, replete with winner-take-all effects and huge advantages that accrue to the biggest and best-run organizations, to the detriment of upstarts and second-fiddle players.
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    i will probably shop grocery online more
     
    #1 adoo, Jun 16, 2017
  2. TheRealist137

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    No, I shop at Kroger.
     
    #2 TheRealist137, Jun 16, 2017
  3. sirbaihu

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    Whole Foods is overpriced.
     
    #3 sirbaihu, Jun 16, 2017
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    nope, no whole food here lol.
     
    #4 pirc1, Jun 16, 2017
  5. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    Whole foods is way over priced. They also don't have enough counter so when I feel like paying for overpriced groceries I have to wait in line?
     
    #5 Air Langhi, Jun 16, 2017
  6. Cohete Rojo

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    Haven't bought anything from Amazon in two years, Wal-Mart six.
     
    #6 Cohete Rojo, Jun 16, 2017
  7. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Only suckers with more money than brains shop at whole foods. I'll stick to Aldi, Trader Joe's and sometimes Central Market for the fancy stuff.
     
    #7 REEKO_HTOWN, Jun 16, 2017
  8. Tom Bombadillo

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    I buy everything with Amazon, and have cut my costs WAY down.

    It is becoming difficult to shop anywhere else in comparison. The customer service they have is just too good.
     
    #8 Tom Bombadillo, Jun 16, 2017
  9. adoo

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    stock prices of Kroger and other retailers (Sprout, Target, Costco), as well as pharmacy co (CVS) are trading down. Amazon is up > 3%,

    increasing its market cap by $15 B, ​

    which is more than the price tag ($14 B) for Whole Food
     
    #9 adoo, Jun 16, 2017
  10. LabMouse

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    The whole food is too expensive, why do we do this?

     
    #10 LabMouse, Jun 16, 2017
  11. adoo

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    #11 adoo, Jun 16, 2017
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