- kind of, I think really Amazon made this the default and did it unprofitably.
- right
I think they are just looking at the logistical costs using truckloads instead of small parcels, etc. The cost of slow moving inventory at a store is much higher than at a distribution center. The economics of a store is much different than the economics of a distribution center. There is a reason products are more expensive at a store than online and it is that the cost basis of running a retail store is higher than running an e-commerce business. This claim is absurdly intentionally misleading.
- kind of, I think really Amazon made this the default and did it unprofitably.
- right
I think they are just looking at the logistical costs using truckloads instead of small parcels, etc. The cost of slow moving inventory at a store is much higher than at a distribution center. The economics of a store is much different than the economics of a distribution center. There is a reason products are more expensive at a store than online and it is that the cost basis of running a retail store is higher than running an e-commerce business. This claim is absurdly intentionally misleading.