Amazon’t current business model is DC to shipping company to buyer. Now you have to male stores look inviting, well merchandised, staffed, check outs, etc. All that requires staff, additional supply chain etc.
“...well merchandised, staffed, check outs, etc. All that requires staff...”
It is hoped Amazon would find the best instructor to give classes to the persons they find will need to be hired. Customer service and interaction has gone to the dogs the past decade. FEW ever say ‘thank you’ while taking your money. FEW say ‘come back to see us or ‘we’ll call you when that comes in’
Shopping is not near as much fun and enjoyment as it was once. But, of course, this is before a
“male stores look inviting, well merchandised” well stocked male store :-) Once one of these opens their doors, perhaps the mind will have been changed.
Thanks, Matt. Your post contributed to making a smile this afternoon.
....Now you have to make stores look inviting, well merchandised, staffed, check outs, etc. All that requires staff, additional supply chain etc....
Bingo!
We went to Amazon’s new (at the time) brick and mortar store, in NYC, over the holidays.
Not much to see, there. Reminded me of the original Barnes and Noble stores.
The displays were boring, categories seemed displaced and the check out system was awkward.
I was selling more of their promotional Dots, just while standing in line, than their non-manned display came close to doing. The associates weren’t even mentioning the sale/promo!!
This story (buying out TRU space) reminds me of the You’ve Got Mail or Shop Around the Corner movie/story.