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Re:Amazon cuts Whole Foods prices by jedberg on Thursday August 24, 2017 @07:17PM (#15094906)
Amazon could optimize the supply chain. The could also bring their technology expertise to minimize overhead (such as replacing all the cashiers with their "no checkout" system).
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Re:Amazon cuts Whole Foods prices by rifung on Friday August 25, 2017 @12:07AM (#15096046)
> Amazon could optimize the supply chain.

I see this idea thrown around but why can Amazon do a better job than Whole Foods has already done?

Can they combine the supply chain with their Amazon Pantry and get more cost sharing or something?

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Re:Amazon cuts Whole Foods prices by jedberg on Friday August 25, 2017 @02:00AM (#15096446)
Amazon ships a whole lot more stuff than Whole Foods. They have a fleet of trucks and even their own planes. Amazon is really a logistics company.

Basically, they have a whole lot more experience moving things around than Whole Foods.

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