I'm thinking that the grocery store would be the distribution center. I don't know what their transportation lanes look like but most produce just goes from the field to the grocery store. If you're already storing it there, why put it in a distro center when these stores are in the same locations.
Instacart brings a userbase. Heck, maybe Amazon just buys Instacart as well.
Not sure if amazon's FCs are currently equipped to store produce and milk and other things like that. Just seems like they can take advantage of existing supply chains and synergies if they embrace Instacart.
60% of US households have a prime membership. I'd say the majority of Instacart's database is already a prime member anyway. Whole Foods customers would just switch to Amazon even if they move away from Instacart.
Every Instacart shopper currently working for Instacart hates Instacart.
citation needed
As the engineering manager actually looking at our NPS scores from our shoppers it's disheartening to see this kind of blatantly wrong trolling on HN... if you actually have any insight (other than outdated and wrong news articles from last year), I'd love to see it.
I'm personally excited for the opportunity this affords us -- completely validating this space and market.
Instacart brings a userbase. Heck, maybe Amazon just buys Instacart as well.
Not sure if amazon's FCs are currently equipped to store produce and milk and other things like that. Just seems like they can take advantage of existing supply chains and synergies if they embrace Instacart.