Amazon To Open Retail Stores

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Amazon Is Planning to Open Retail Spaces Similar to Department Stores | Inc.com

Oh goodie!

 

[Manatee]

Looks like they are going after Walmart.

 

[Devi]

I guess one good thing, aside from being able to get your items immediately, is that you can look at them before buying. That said, I find the customer reviews at Amazon.com extremely helpful.

 

[Tish]

I wish they would do this here, but I think there is only one in Melbourne.

 

[Devi]

I wonder whether they'd include where items were made. That would be important information, in my opinion. (And I'm a big enough Amazon.com shopper.)

 

[mellowyellow]

I ordered sheets on Friday afternoon and they were delivered on Monday afternoon - so impressed. Learnt the hard way that buying from China is a bad idea, waited months for purchase to arrive.

 

[Devi]

I ordered sheets on Friday afternoon and they were delivered on Monday afternoon - so impressed.

MY, was that from Amazon.com, or the physical store? And ... do you have Prime?

 

[Aunt Bea]

I wonder if the new stores will offer rocket rides?

 

[terry123]

I don't have prime and always choose the free shipping day. There is nothing I order that I cannot wait a few days for. My stuff always comes a day or two earlier than expected anyway so who needs prime?

 

[Don M.]

If Amazon decides to open some physical stores, they will have plenty of empty old Sears, Kmart, JC Penney, etc., properties to chose from.

 

[Pinky]

One issue I have with Amazon, is their wasteful packaging. I think they are trying to resolve this though. Recently, I ordered a mascara along with a few other items. The mascara was sent separately .. in a box that was big enough for dozens of the same. It could have been packed in an envelope.

The other day, I received 2 men's t-shirts and 6 pairs of men's socks in a paper envelope. The plastic packaging of 1 or the t-shirts had been torn open on both ends, and was scrunched up and wrinkled. I tried to lodge a complaint, but could find nowhere to do so. I finally left a complaint on the section where you rate the product .. but I know that's not going to go to the right place. I'm not returning it. I will steam the wrinkles out.

But, I digress .. I'm not sure Amazon stores will be successful. The stock would be fairly limited, I imagine.

 

[Aunt Bea]

One issue I have with Amazon, is their wasteful packaging. I think they are trying to resolve this though. Recently, I ordered a mascara along with a few other items. The mascara was sent separately .. in a box that was big enough for dozens of the same. It could have been packed in an envelope.

The other day, I received 2 men's t-shirts and 6 pairs of men's socks in a paper envelope. The plastic packaging of 1 or the t-shirts had been torn open on both ends, and was scrunched up and wrinkled. I tried to lodge a complaint, but could find nowhere to do so. I finally left a complaint on the section where you rate the product .. but I know that's not going to go to the right place. I'm not returning it. I will steam the wrinkles out.

But, I digress .. I'm not sure Amazon stores will be successful. The stock would be fairly limited, I imagine.

I agree it seems like a step backward to me.

 

[Alligatorob]

I don't see them competing real well with folks like Walmart... I buy a lot from Amazon, but I know its not always the cheapest. I buy from them for the convenience of delivery and the ease of finding things on their website. Both will be lost...