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Amazon eyes Carrefour acquisition

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Re: Amazon eyes Carrefour acquisition

#11

Why would I, as a European, want to buy my groceries from an American company? It's not like the big shopping malls like Walmart or Costco are so appealing. Surely we can manage a suitable groceries network on our own.

Costco is very appealing. Have you ever been?

Re: Amazon eyes Carrefour acquisition

#12

Why would I, as a European, want to buy my groceries from an American company? It's not like the big shopping malls like Walmart or Costco are so appealing. Surely we can manage a suitable groceries network on our own.

Your comment points to the fact that the globalisation project we've embarked on for close to 70 years is either sick or dying... What does it matter if the company still employs Europeans and supports local economies?

Re: Amazon eyes Carrefour acquisition

#14

Why would I, as a European, want to buy my groceries from an American company? It's not like the big shopping malls like Walmart or Costco are so appealing. Surely we can manage a suitable groceries network on our own.

Because Amazon.com is already popular in Europe. It's not that big a jump to also buy groceries from Amazon.

Re: Amazon eyes Carrefour acquisition

#15
> For competitors like Ahold Delhaize, it would be another blow

I'm not sure that's a very good example of a competitor. Carrefour is French, Ahold is Dutch. They don't compete in France, nor in the Netherlands. They both have supermarkets in Belgium, though. Furthermore, Carrefour is known for their hypermarkets which are much larger than regular supermarkets.

Re: Amazon eyes Carrefour acquisition

#16

Why would I, as a European, want to buy my groceries from an American company? It's not like the big shopping malls like Walmart or Costco are so appealing. Surely we can manage a suitable groceries network on our own.

Well on the flip side, in America we seem to have no problems buying groceries from a European company (Aldi sells many times more groceries here than Amazon does, even counting Whole Foods).

Re: Amazon eyes Carrefour acquisition

#18

I'm French, and I can tell you Carrefour is a very famous brand in France. So to me there is no way Amazon will buy it, I just don't see this being accepted by public opinion, and thus by the French government.

I'm French, and that's also the first thing I thought when I read this title. I really don't see this happening, knowing how the French government is anti us tech companies (remember when yahoo wanted to buy Dailymotion?)

Re: Amazon eyes Carrefour acquisition

#19

I'm French, and I can tell you Carrefour is a very famous brand in France. So to me there is no way Amazon will buy it, I just don't see this being accepted by public opinion, and thus by the French government.

Also their warehouse practices seem to be unwelcomed to say the least.

Re: Amazon eyes Carrefour acquisition

#20

Why would I, as a European, want to buy my groceries from an American company? It's not like the big shopping malls like Walmart or Costco are so appealing. Surely we can manage a suitable groceries network on our own.

Walmart now owns Asda, one of the supermarket chains in the UK.
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