I think it would be interesting to try a physical store combined with a distribution warehouse. The store would have terminals (or you could use your app) where you could look up any item and see where it is. If it's not on a shelf, but in the attached distribution warehouse, you could order it and it would show up in 15 minutes (without extra packaging).
I'm imagining a tunnel between buildings with a long conveyer belt, and items placed in plastic bins with bar codes that would identify the customer, but
A superstore, in a suburban area, close to a major city center, that sells all sorts of consumer goods.
I just rolled my eyes so hard that I convulsed a bit.
Imagine a *bunch* of stores instead of just one, all connected by a hallway or something.
They could call it an "All" or "Hall" - IDK, the name can get worked out later...:-)
(I'm guessing that's where you were going, but I couldn't resist pursuing the irony.)
Why did those stores close, and what could Amazon do to overcome those issues?
A quarter-million square foot retail store? I think it was designed to be a distribution center first, then adapted to be a store - if the store fails, they'll rip out any interior walls and install shelving and a conveyor belt system throughout the space.
I wonder if they'll have Alexa-powered greeters at the front door?
Building on the brand of their brick-and-mortar store, Whole Foods, Amazon will name this superstore, "Whole Rainforest."
I think it would be interesting to try a physical store combined with a distribution warehouse. The store would have terminals (or you could use your app) where you could look up any item and see where it is. If it's not on a shelf, but in the attached distribution warehouse, you could order it and it would show up in 15 minutes (without extra packaging).
I'm imagining a tunnel between buildings with a long conveyer belt, and items placed in plastic bins with bar codes that would identify the customer, but
A superstore, in a suburban area, close to a major city center, that sells all sorts of consumer goods.
I just rolled my eyes so hard that I convulsed a bit.
Imagine a *bunch* of stores instead of just one, all connected by a hallway or something. :-)
They could call it an "All" or "Hall" - IDK, the name can get worked out later...
(I'm guessing that's where you were going, but I couldn't resist pursuing the irony.)
Why did those stores close, and what could Amazon do to overcome those issues?
A quarter-million square foot retail store? I think it was designed to be a distribution center first, then adapted to be a store - if the store fails, they'll rip out any interior walls and install shelving and a conveyor belt system throughout the space.