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Repost from Progressivegrocer.com
Walmart has dropped the $35 minimum order requirement for express delivery. Express delivery promises that customers will receive their merchandise within two hours. We are watching the transformation of retailing.
Onward! There is no retail apocalypse.
My favorite players in the chess game of the retail marketplace is number 1 ranked Walmart, the grandmaster, vs up-and-comer "Beth Harmon", Amazon. Watching this game play out is better than watching the Queen's Gambit on Netflix. Notice how Walmart's growth has followed the classic "S-Curve" and Amazon is still in their hockey stick explosive growth phase.
Who knows how this one ends?
Aldi now has over 2,000 US stores, which is the third most grocery stores in the US. Amazon's Whole Foods has 500 stores. Now, Amazon is rolling out Amazon Fresh which is expected to be a game changer for the US grocery marketplace. The largest retailer Walmart has basically stopped adding US stores and is instead focusing is domestic expansion efforts on its e-commerce platform for delivery and curbside pick up. Please watch this two minute video of Walmart's US expansion to get an idea of just how fast Aldi and Amazon can grow their US base - it will blow your mind. New cool things are always coming. There is no retail apocalypse. Simba beats Scar!
In order to complete against larger and better capitalized groups like Walmart, Amazon, Kroger and Aldi, Price Chopper and Tops are merging. Does this merger portend a trend in the grocery sector? Stay tuned, I think it does.
