Amazon Said to Mull Whole Foods Bid Before Jana Stepped In

Re:Amazon Said to Mull Whole Foods Bid Before Jana Stepped In by losteverything on Thursday April 13, 2017 @05:44PM (#14111145)

If you go to Macy's for example you still can get apparel at the same price as Walmart (on sale).

Carter's for children and infants is actually cheaper in the Carter's store than the Carter's sold at Walmart.

Competition lowers prices and makes stores and manufactures find new ways to make things cheaper. All to the benefit of consumers.

I look at my phone Bill to realize how ridiculous the pricing is. Pay $100 for two phones. Twenty five years ago a $40 phone bill would call for a family meeting.

So as Walmart and others helped bring down lower prices other areas suck up the savings

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Re:Amazon Said to Mull Whole Foods Bid Before Jana Stepped In by arrosenberg on Thursday April 13, 2017 @08:44PM (#14111918)

> Competition lowers prices and makes stores and manufactures find new ways to make things cheaper. All to the benefit of consumers.

In the clothing industry this was mostly achieved by shipping manufacturing to Asia or Central America, and paying slave wages. It hasn't been great for the environment either.

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Re:Amazon Said to Mull Whole Foods Bid Before Jana Stepped In by linkregister on Thursday April 13, 2017 @07:52PM (#14111735)

You had 2 mobile phones 25 years ago, for $40 per month?

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Re:Amazon Said to Mull Whole Foods Bid Before Jana Stepped In by losteverything on Thursday April 13, 2017 @10:24PM (#14112325)

Lol. Uh. No. Landline.

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Re:Amazon Said to Mull Whole Foods Bid Before Jana Stepped In by praneshp on Thursday April 13, 2017 @08:24PM (#14111839)

Just the inflation would make $40 something like $80 today, no?

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