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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by famousactress on Thursday July 06, 2017 @12:29AM (#14708134)
Absolutely. See: How Blockbuster Video Destroyed Netflix (sorry, having trouble digging up the link to that article)

[Edit: But FWIW, I do buy that Blue Apron is fucked.. competition just isn't the reason]

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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by parennoob on Thursday July 06, 2017 @12:33AM (#14708148)
Blockbuster and Netflix did not sell perishable goods.

Now I could buy the argument that the supermarket chains just won't be able to attract the appropriate talent to deliver an experience rivaling that of Blue Apron (or Amazon, if they decided to get into this market tomorrow via Whole Foods).

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