, they simply couldn’t innovate enough to make the business worthwhile.
Not exactly the case. It depends on the retail category. Obviously, Amazon’s general e-commerce success isn’t tied to stores–even categories like apparel are proving susceptible to non-store linked e-commerce.
Food is a category with different characteristics and conditions. Not only do many consumers like to pick the products, the margins are abysmal and only helped by the fact that in supermarkets, customers do picking and delivery. If you take on picking and delivery, have to worry about product safety in the supply chain (refrigeration) and the margins are abysmal anyway, how can you make any money?
One of the most important marketing books I ever read c. 1989, was _Maximarketing_. It promoted omnichannel before that was a term, and it was a few years before the graphical web was “invented.” Amazon, yes, can get away without having stores. They built the platform around books and CDs, which are pretty straightforward, and then as people built their familiarity, Amazon kept growing the platform, and you’re right, probably there is only room for them (as Jet/Walmart is discovering).
WRT “brands” like Warby Parker opening stores, to me it’s merely an example of maximarketing or omnichannel. (Just like Lands’ End has some stores, or REI or L.L.Bean’s store in Maine.)
It’s especially difficult to build brand awareness these days given the decline of mass media (network tv and mass delivered magazines in particular, and national advertising in newspapers, and newspapers generally).
Landmark or flagship stores in highly visible and trafficed areas ought to be a key element in the marketing mix for just about every major brand outside of Amazon.
This is a good example of strategic retreat. The godfather of home delivery recognized the variables to keep its operations profitable and growing. The Midwest operation was responsible for less than 9 percent of Peapod’s sales and I suspect it was not profitable. Given the changing marketplace in the Midwest noted in the article, Peapod retreating to its comfort zone on the East Coast makes strategic and financial sense.
US online grocery is small but on a rapid rise. The market has grown from $12B in 2016 to $34B in 2019. There is plenty of room to increase as the size of the overall grocery market is over $635B. Big grocery players are investing in e-commerce infrastructure, forcing the smaller players to offer digital services to stay competitive. But almost everyone is losing money. And adoption is low, with 10% of US consumers saying they regularly shop online for groceries.
It is against this background that Peapod closed its Midwest operations this past week. Once a leader in the space, the closing shows how difficult (and expensive) it is to build out a grocery delivery program. Maybe everyone wants to buy their groceries online, but nobody wants to pay the true cost?
“Success in the online grocery space is a true omnichannel approach” which could be translated as “there’s no chance for success in online, by itself.” Interpretation of this closure is likely to be dependent on one’s preconceptions: skeptics (hand raised) will see it as another sign that the concept will never be much more than a loss-leader. Fans will note the “because of competition” claim and take that as proof of a vibrant sector.
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What is a Continuous Flow Gas Hot Water System?
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In the past, this was not feasible as you would need to wait for some time for a tank of hot water to heat up. So traditional hot water systems typically have a storage tank where water is continually kept at a certain temperature.
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Keeping a whole tank of hot water throughout the day is a very costly thing to do. Especially for households that do not use hot water often. Most standard households only use hot water during bath times and for dish washing. Traditional hot water systems consumes gas throughout the day – constantly heating up the hot water tank.
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Taken from the Renewable Energy Magazine, the above chart shows gas prices soaring as high as electricity. So having just a gas system won’t save you much. The smarter choice is to go for a continuous flow system. One that won’t keep burning gas all day long!
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