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Re:The Next Phase of the Retail Apocalypse: Stores Reborn as... by WrtCdEvrydy on Monday July 20, 2020 @03:00AM (#23895354)
Honestly I wish there was 'ship-a-replacement' to store.

If something is on Amazon, why can't I pick up from Home Deport and have them ship inventory to Home Depot to replace the thing I just picked up...

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Re:The Next Phase of the Retail Apocalypse: Stores Reborn as... by cortesoft on Monday July 20, 2020 @09:52AM (#23897818)
If the item is at Home Depot and you want to pick it up... why not just get it from Home Depot?
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Re:The Next Phase of the Retail Apocalypse: Stores Reborn as... by WrtCdEvrydy on Monday July 20, 2020 @11:44AM (#23898933)
Pricing.
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Re:The Next Phase of the Retail Apocalypse: Stores Reborn as... by lotsofpulp on Monday July 20, 2020 @02:02PM (#23900296)
How would you guarantee the item is not a counterfeit/broken in transit/transported at the right temperatures/etc?
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Re:The Next Phase of the Retail Apocalypse: Stores Reborn as... by talliedthoughts on Monday July 20, 2020 @06:48AM (#23896539)
They're competitors, and presumably are selling the item at different prices. If Amazon is cheaper, HD would have to give you the item for less than they normally sell it. If Amazon is more expensive, why not buy the thing directly from HD, you're going there to pick it up anyway.
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Re:The Next Phase of the Retail Apocalypse: Stores Reborn as... by dutch3000 on Monday July 20, 2020 @07:12AM (#23896653)
Amazon used to always be cheaper. not any more. amazon has realized people shop it for convenience and not mainly for price.
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Re:The Next Phase of the Retail Apocalypse: Stores Reborn as... by AndrewKemendo on Monday July 20, 2020 @11:06AM (#23898522)
Kohls has been doing exactly this a while with Amazon:

https://corporate.kohls.com/news/archive-/2019/july/kohl-s-n...

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