Target to Buy Shipt for $550M

Re:Target to Buy Shipt for $550M by csydas on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @12:20PM (#15915646)

Can you elaborate on why you feel this is grasping for straws? From my admittedly limited view point, they see the writing on the wall to compete in the future and know that they will become irrelevant if they cannot offer a competing service. They basically thrive on being "Not Walmart", so it's probably good that they also create a form of same-day that meets and exceeds whatever Walmart ends up with.

I'm curious how this is grasping.

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Re:Target to Buy Shipt for $550M by stocktech on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @01:08PM (#15916067)

Everyone's moving to compete with Amazon. Only now, a year after Walmart bought Jet.com, Target is trying to get into the game too. Except all I see is a "me too" strategy, no thought leadership, no unique value proposition except "we're Target". It's not a competitive advantage, it's a not being left behind strategy.

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