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Re:A Slow-Motion Trainwreck Facing the Meal-Kit Industry by jonknee on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @03:13PM (#14648352)
Technically Whole Foods does not themselves do delivery (it's Instacart), while Amazon actually does (Fresh)... Amazon's also working on grocery pickup, which seems perfect for meal kits.
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Re:A Slow-Motion Trainwreck Facing the Meal-Kit Industry by urethrafranklin on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @04:21PM (#14649022)
Okay, looks like that is true today, but Whole Foods was doing home delivery before Instacart even existed, at least in NYC.

Amazon Fresh outsources their actual delivery, as well, so no points for that one.

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Re:A Slow-Motion Trainwreck Facing the Meal-Kit Industry by jonknee on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @06:26PM (#14650116)
> Amazon Fresh outsources their actual delivery, as well, so no points for that one.

In my neighborhood there's an Amazon delivery truck that drops off Amazon bags by people who have Amazon uniforms on... Perhaps they're 1099, but for all intents and purposes it is Amazon doing the delivery.

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Re:A Slow-Motion Trainwreck Facing the Meal-Kit Industry by ghaff on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @04:51PM (#14649307)
Cambridge as well. Grocers that cater to a lot of customers who walk to the store have been delivering since before there was an Internet.
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