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Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by hadrien01 »

swyx wrote: post #19
hadrien01 wrote: post #3

Here's another article if you don't want to visit Techcrunch because of its redirection to advertising.com: https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/walmart-shuts-down-jet-4-y...

what happened to Techcrunch to make it so shit? Like i'm sure even the people who work at Techcrunch hate how bad it has become. Did the company change hands or something?

I think there are three factors for this redirection: the Oath/Verizon (probably illegal) interpretation of GDPR that you opt-in once you arrive on their websites; the IAB (deeply arguable) interpretation of GDPR that once you opt-in to one partner, you opt-in to everyone of their partners; and the fact that ad-blockers simply blocked the modal to accept cookies/data tracking/data sharing/etc.

Now they simply redirect to advertising.com so that the user is forced to accept every form of tracking before being able to read an article, their emails, a blog, etc.

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by jtdev »

benburleson wrote: post #58
MangoCoffee wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it seem like a waste not to continue the jet.com. its a simple domain that is easy to remember.

Compared to walmart.com, though, there's no reason to keep it. As a consumer, I don't really know/trust jet.com.

I do know Walmart, and I don’t trust or like the brand.

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by scarface74 »

coldpie wrote: post #37
swyx wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what happened to Techcrunch to make it so shit? Like i'm sure even the people who work at Techcrunch hate how bad it has become. Did the company change hands or something?

Browsing Wikipedia briefly, Techcrunch has been owned by AOL since 2010; AOL was acquired by Verizon in 2015; Yahoo! was purchased by Verizon in 2016; AOL was merged with Yahoo! to become Oath in 2016, and I believe all of the above mentioned subdivisions are now circling Verizon's toilet. They're just trying to find ways to monetize before the flush happens. If you're going to die anyway, why not make a few bucks se…

Acquisitions are bad, folks

Only two YCombinator companies have ever gone public. The rest of the companies “exited” by either dying or being acquired.

I doubt many of them are chugging along as profitable “lifestyle business” without having a goal of being acquired.

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Post by snarf21 »

herman_toothrot wrote: post #25
lotsofpulp wrote: post #17

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Walmart could have a huge competitive advantage if they advertised that they don’t commingle stock and made it easy to only order shipped and sold by Walmart.com. Although, Walmart also is known for accepting lower quality goods from brands in order to sell them at lower price, which isn’t much different from counterfeits, so I still wouldn’t buy from them.

Do you have an example of an item being sold at Walmart which is a cheaper version packaged as the more expensive version? Genuinely curious, I'm unaware of this...

I can give you a specific example. Hanes T-shirts, for use as under shirts. They version you get at Walmart is thinner fabric, the seams are single stitched, not double. My understanding is that Walmart usually sets the price for these kinds of things and it is up to the vendor to make a version they can sell at that price and make money.

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Post by thrower123 »

snarf21 wrote: post #21
pgrote wrote: post #8

I know it is a simple way to look at it, but Walmart on whole has been a game changer when it came to handling the lockdown. Where Amazon was taking weeks to get "non-critical" items shipped, Walmart had on average a 3 day wait for drive up pick up. They've introduced a yearly fee for delivery and we signed up. It's been top notch. In my area, they outsource the delivery to doordash. Order, pick a time for delivery a…

I don't understand why Walmart doesn't have a customer supplied delivery program. Using the app, you would sign in when you enter the store. It would inform you of any deliveries within X miles of your home. It tells you how much you would be paid in store credit to do those deliveries. So you start shopping with say $33.50 already in your pocket. Then you just drop off a couple of bags at a few houses on your way ho…

The idea of random Walmart people coming to my house is terrifying.

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by foobarbecue »

MangoCoffee wrote: post #54
nojito wrote: post #36

Pretty sure Walmart has absorbed and replicated jet's backend throughout its (Walmart’s) entire backend. Interesting talk from Scott Havens here about why WalMart acquired them and what Walmart problems they were able to solve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FskIb9SariI There simply isn't a need for jet.com branding anymore.

it seem like a waste not to continue the jet.com. its a simple domain that is easy to remember.

Who said they're getting rid of the domain? That would be an incredibly stupid thing to do.

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Post by wccrawford »

herman_toothrot wrote: post #25
lotsofpulp wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Walmart could have a huge competitive advantage if they advertised that they don’t commingle stock and made it easy to only order shipped and sold by Walmart.com. Although, Walmart also is known for accepting lower quality goods from brands in order to sell them at lower price, which isn’t much different from counterfeits, so I still wouldn’t buy from them.

Do you have an example of an item being sold at Walmart which is a cheaper version packaged as the more expensive version? Genuinely curious, I'm unaware of this...

https://www.quora.com/Do-companies-make-their-products-of-ch...

There are a couple examples here of products that appear to be the same, but aren't quite the same.

I also remember reading about a lawnmower manufacturer that was forced to use plastic parts (the deck, IIRC) instead of metal to reduce cost to sell at Walmart. I couldn't find that article now, though. I read it years ago.

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Post by xnyan »

herman_toothrot wrote: post #25
lotsofpulp wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Walmart could have a huge competitive advantage if they advertised that they don’t commingle stock and made it easy to only order shipped and sold by Walmart.com. Although, Walmart also is known for accepting lower quality goods from brands in order to sell them at lower price, which isn’t much different from counterfeits, so I still wouldn’t buy from them.

Do you have an example of an item being sold at Walmart which is a cheaper version packaged as the more expensive version? Genuinely curious, I'm unaware of this...

Stanley tools, Mount Olive pickles, Honeywell air filters, lots of clothing and many more.

edit: gas powered tools (just tools in general) particularly lawn mowers are made to cheaper specs for walmart.

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