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Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Re: Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Post by joesmo »

pbreit wrote: post #32
55acdda48ab5 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fanbois are downvoting me but this headline illustrates how Amazon operates. They pump the PR and press cycle to get a pop and work it for all it's worth for cash extraction to insiders. Their accounting practices are enron level egregious. This is going to blow up at some point. * Though I must add apology that this is a rather low information post with a low quality link. Mr. Kranzler details elsewhere in his feed…

And your commenting to people that have had consistently amazing experiences with Amazon for over 10 years.

I don't think you should presume to speak for others on this matter, thank you.

Re: Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Post by joesmo »

x0x0 wrote: post #53
pbreit wrote: post #31

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I'm guessing you're being downvoted because no one can figure out which Amazon you are referring to...certainly not the one selling a massive selection of items at very competitive prices with fast free shipping and the functional website located at amazon.com

Or one that mistreats their customers. I bought mite spray for a plant. The ad showed it come in a sprayer but it didn't; just a normal bottle. I told amazon that the product page was inaccurate, but that I had a spare sprayer bottle so I didn't care. They still refunded the purchase price and told me to keep it. I lost a shipment of nearly $200 of books: USPS said it was delivered but I didn't receive it. Amazon sen…

They knowingly sell bad products and when you return enough of them, they'll close your account. I'd say that's some pretty bad mistreatment for their Prime customers.

Re: Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Post by petra »

dgacmu wrote: post #38
db1 wrote: post #8

I cannot foresee how this will play out in the long term for the end consumer. In the short term, consumers get a whole lot of convenience and lower prices. What happens after a large chunk of other stores have gone out of business? How would any new player even approach entering the market? It almost seems impossible unless Amazon systematically screws up and leaves a gap for someone to exploit.

Google Express is an interesting counter to this - the ease of online ordering while using the local stores as local inventory holders. It mostly works (though it doesn't do fresh groceries where I am). I comparison shop amazon vs. whatever's on express, and it's pretty common to find what I want more cheaply via a local vendor, particularly Costco. I really, really hope this model makes it possible for local shops t…

First : According to research - "Shoppers see value and are willing to pay for the convenience of these services. A MAJORITY of shoppers consider $6 to $10 a reasonable fee for delivery to their homes, and $3 to $5 for in-vehicle or in-store pickups."

And i would add - many would probably be willing to pay something between those numbers for delivery to a fast pickup point on their way from work.

So what if we start talking about parcel lockers for food(as there are in some places), which increase last mile delivery productivity 10x according to some ? And if we designed robotic parcel lockers, built to height, so we could optimize land productivity ? And fully/mostly robotic order fulfillment ? And once eCommerce takes some grocery share, grocery prices will rise somewhat. And of course, online will have a larger selection(which tends to impact prices,by competition).

It's not clear Costco will win.

Re: Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Post by dang »

55acdda48ab5 wrote: post #22
55acdda48ab5 wrote: post #20

I went ahead and put a trailing stop loss $5K short position on Amazon a couple days ago. I'm of the opinion Amazon is an amazing scam. http://investmentresearchdynamics.com/amazondotcon/

Fanbois are downvoting me but this headline illustrates how Amazon operates. They pump the PR and press cycle to get a pop and work it for all it's worth for cash extraction to insiders. Their accounting practices are enron level egregious. This is going to blow up at some point. * Though I must add apology that this is a rather low information post with a low quality link. Mr. Kranzler details elsewhere in his feed…

> Fanbois are downvoting me

This breaks the HN guidelines. Please (re-)read them and don't comment like that here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Post by LukeB_UK »

joesmo wrote: post #62
x0x0 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or one that mistreats their customers. I bought mite spray for a plant. The ad showed it come in a sprayer but it didn't; just a normal bottle. I told amazon that the product page was inaccurate, but that I had a spare sprayer bottle so I didn't care. They still refunded the purchase price and told me to keep it. I lost a shipment of nearly $200 of books: USPS said it was delivered but I didn't receive it. Amazon sen…

They knowingly sell bad products and when you return enough of them, they'll close your account. I'd say that's some pretty bad mistreatment for their Prime customers.

You've made that comment twice on this page with nothing backing it up.

Re: Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Post by NTripleOne »

santaclaus wrote: post #18
cgriswald wrote: post #15

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As a kid, the grocery store's generic brand came in yellow boxes with black letter that stated what was in the box (e.g. "Corn Flakes"). There were no other markings. I can't see Amazon letting a cereal box sit in front of someone while they eat and not try to sell them a Kindle.

I hope they use the fire branding on their breakfast cereal. Amazon Fire Flakes, Frosted Fire-Wheats, Honey Nut Fire-os.

I'm just waiting for Fire Toast Crunch.

Re: Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Post by TeMPOraL »

skykooler wrote: post #28
notatoad wrote: post #24

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That sounds like loblaws/superstore's "no name" brand: http://imgur.com/aEkQBfx It's actually a really great instantly recognizable brand, for all its generic-ness.

hey look, it's https://xkcd.com/993 in the real world!

Oh God, please yes. If I ever saw such products in my supermarket, I'd be buying them all. This is exactly how packaging should look like; what we currently have is ridiculous and only serves as an example that advertising isn't about informing people anymore.

Re: Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Post by krrrh »

notatoad wrote: post #24
cgriswald wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a kid, the grocery store's generic brand came in yellow boxes with black letter that stated what was in the box (e.g. "Corn Flakes"). There were no other markings. I can't see Amazon letting a cereal box sit in front of someone while they eat and not try to sell them a Kindle.

That sounds like loblaws/superstore's "no name" brand: http://imgur.com/aEkQBfx It's actually a really great instantly recognizable brand, for all its generic-ness.

Rewe in Germany is an interestingly punishing example of house brand design. Very simple design but with the word "Ja!" prominently displayed on each package. One can flip through the pdf on this page to see every single product:

http://www.rhein-verlag.com/en/david-kuhne/ja-buch-hardcover...

Re: Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Post by linker3000 »

dexwiz wrote: post #3

Most grocery stores have their own brands, even the small to medium regional stores. So this should not come as a surprise that a large store will develop its own brand. What I do want to see is the packaging. Most items are meant to be sat on shelves, and displayed to the consumers. But Amazon items won't need to sit on store shelves (just distribution centers) and don't need the packaging to sell themselves. Will A…

> What I do want to see is the packaging.

WHat I do want to see is the ingredients lists.

Re: Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label groceries

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Post by TeMPOraL »

foota wrote: post #25
fma wrote: post #13

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I believe they will compete more with Aldi and not regular grocery stores that offer everything. As long as grocery stores still offer fresh fruit, meat, deli, florist etc...I will go there. If I need a box of cereal I will spend the extra $.50 for the convenience. But on a day I just need basic necesities, Aldi or Amazon here I come!

It seems like Amazon will be in a better position to offer fresh products in the long term than a grocery store.

I can already imagine seeing it on my Kindle:

> Most customers who bought this book were eating while reading:

> - Fresh Honeycrisp Apple, $0.99 (instant drone delivery under 15 minutes, free for Amazon Prime customers)

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