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Re:Instacart to cut 1,900 jobs, including its only union roles by spideymans on Thursday January 21, 2021 @09:19PM (#25867457)
+1. This model also limits the stock to whatever items are available on store shelves.

I put in an order later in the day, and half the stuff I ordered was unavailable because the store shelves weren't being restocked before closing. I was stunned. I had naively assumed that the food was coming from an Amazon-like warehouse, where they knew exactly what was in stock prior to ordering. A pretty terrible experience overall.

I expect Amazon will at some point leverage Whole Foods to build a proper food warehouse with the experience we've come to expect from Amazon Prime. The big supermarket chains better get their act together quick, before Amazon eats their lunch.

Re:Instacart to cut 1,900 jobs, including its only union roles by marnett on Thursday January 21, 2021 @10:08PM (#25867858)
> I expect Amazon will at some point leverage Whole Foods to build a proper food warehouse with the experience we've come to expect from Amazon Prime

They do this depending on your metro/area. Here in SF-proper (dogpatch) there is a brick and mortar Whole Foods ~0.7 miles away, but my Whole Foods online orders get packaged from a nearby Amazon Warehouse even closer to my residence.

The experience has been very good for me so far and I have no need for an Instacart-like service.

Re:Instacart to cut 1,900 jobs, including its only union roles by tshaddox on Friday January 22, 2021 @02:03AM (#25869211)
During the beginning of the 2020 lockdowns, at least one Whole Foods location near downtown San Francisco completely closed to everyone but shoppers for delivery services. I only learned this after walking 15 minutes from my apartment to pick up some much-needed food. I don’t know how long it stayed like that.
Re:Instacart to cut 1,900 jobs, including its only union roles by asdfologist on Thursday January 21, 2021 @11:00PM (#25868165)
Amazon Fresh.