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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by verelo on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @07:09PM (#14706897)
> These companies are going to get absolutely destroyed when the big supermarkets come on tap.

While I agree they're in trouble, i really don't think it'll be supermarkets that hurt them. Supermarkets are about as likely to rise up as Blackberry is about to destroy Apple.

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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by vkou on Thursday July 06, 2017 @12:55AM (#14708223)
An iPhone is a fundamentally different device from a old-generation BlackBerry.

As far as I can tell, these services sell you the same head of lettuce as the grocery, at a large markup. Just because you think that Safeway, QFC, and Costco won't figure out this business doesn't mean that some other grocery chain won't.

Grocery stores have a fundamental advantage in this game - they have a location where people who don't want to pay for delivery can pick up. They can absolutely compete on price, without sacrificing any quality. On the other hand, it doesn't matter how much a BlackBerry costs - it was not an iPhone.

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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by emodendroket on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @11:08PM (#14707894)
Have people quit buying groceries at grocery stores at some point in the past few years and I haven't noticed? I don't see the analogy.
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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by lobf on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @11:29PM (#14707966)
Not only that, but choosing one doesn't exclude the other when it comes to groceries / food delivery...
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