The Impact of COVID 19 on E Commerce

SupplyChainBrain
2 Jun 202011:13

Summary

TLDR在这段对话中,James Thompson,作为buy box experts的合伙人以及前亚马逊商业领导者和顾问,讨论了COVID-19对电子商务特别是亚马逊中心的电子商务世界的影响。Thompson指出,消费者现在在亚马逊上购买几乎所有商品,而沃尔玛在线杂货领域也在迅速增长。他提到,尽管亚马逊在杂货领域有所涉足,但沃尔玛在这一特定类别中占据领先地位。Thompson还强调了亚马逊品牌的强大吸引力,以及消费者在疫情期间首次体验在线购物,可能会长期继续使用亚马逊平台。此外,沃尔玛通过将Jet.com的身份整合到Walmart.com中显示出了其品牌信心。对话还涉及了在线杂货购物的便利性,以及“点击提货”或“在线订购后现场取货”的模式,Thompson对此表示了一定的保留意见。最后,Thompson讨论了小型电子商务商家如何通过解决最后一英里配送问题来成功进入市场,并强调了可扩展物流建设的重要性。

Takeaways

  • 📈 **电商增长**:COVID-19疫情加速了电子商务的增长,消费者更多地在亚马逊和沃尔玛等平台上购物。
  • 🏪 **实体转线上**:消费者开始在亚马逊上购买他们通常在实体店购买的所有商品。
  • 🛒 **沃尔玛在线杂货业务**:沃尔玛在在线杂货领域领先,尽管亚马逊也有所涉足,但沃尔玛在这一特定类别中占据优势。
  • 🔑 **亚马逊的吸引力**:亚马逊吸引了那些历史上不习惯在线购物的消费者,他们现在开始在线购买,并且很可能会持续使用亚马逊。
  • 💡 **品牌忠诚度**:亚马逊的品牌忠诚度高,对于不熟悉网购的消费者来说,亚马逊往往是他们的首选。
  • 📦 **物流挑战**:尽管面临物流挑战,亚马逊仍能够在美国大部分地区合理时间内交付产品。
  • 👨‍👩‍👧 **不同客户群体**:沃尔玛和亚马逊服务的客户群体在社会经济层面上存在差异。
  • 🍽️ **杂货购物习惯改变**:疫情期间,许多人首次尝试在线购买食品,并发现这非常方便。
  • 🛵 **点击提货/现场取货**:尽管有人使用并首次体验了点击提货模式,但有些人更喜欢直接送货到家的服务。
  • 🚚 **最后一公里配送**:小型电商企业要想成功,需要解决最后一公里配送问题,这可能需要与物流合作伙伴建立关系。
  • 📊 **电商模式可扩展性**:随着越来越多的人发现电商的便利性,物流扩展将成为关键,这可能需要昂贵的投资和商店改造。

Q & A

  • COVID-19对电子商务产生了哪些影响?

    -COVID-19导致消费者更多地在亚马逊等在线平台上购物,同时沃尔玛在在线杂货领域也取得了领先。

  • 亚马逊在COVID-19期间的增长主要体现在哪些方面?

    -亚马逊的增长主要体现在消费者开始在亚马逊上购买他们通常在实体店购买的几乎所有商品。

  • 沃尔玛在电子商务领域的表现如何?

    -沃尔玛在在线杂货领域表现突出,尽管亚马逊也有一定的杂货业务,但沃尔玛在这一特定类别中占据了领先地位。

  • 小型电子商务玩家在当前市场环境下如何保持增长?

    -小型电子商务玩家通过建立自己的网站并能够持续吸引顾客访问他们的购物车来实现增长,这可能包括Shopify或BigCommerce等平台。

  • COVID-19如何改变了消费者对在线购物的态度?

    -COVID-19促使那些历史上不习惯在线购物的消费者开始尝试网上购买产品,并且可能会在疫情结束后继续使用这一渠道。

  • 亚马逊品牌对消费者有何吸引力?

    -亚马逊品牌因其广泛的商品选择、通常较低的价格以及在满足挑战后仍能快速交付产品的能力而对消费者具有吸引力。

  • 沃尔玛如何增强其电子商务竞争力?

    -沃尔玛通过将Gedcom身份整合到Walmart.com中,显示出其对品牌竞争力的信心。

  • 在大流行期间,杂货和食品在线购买有何变化?

    -许多人首次尝试在线订购食品,并发现这非常方便,这可能导致他们之后继续使用这项服务。

  • 点击提货(Click and Collect)模式在当前环境下的接受度如何?

    -尽管点击提货模式在某些情况下很方便,但有些人可能更喜欢直接送货上门的服务,因为它避免了额外的出行。

  • 小型电子商务商家如何成功地进入市场?

    -小型电子商务商家可以通过与最后一公里配送伙伴建立合作关系,快速将产品送到顾客手中,从而成功进入市场。

  • 电子商务在COVID-19之后的趋势如何?

    -电子商务在COVID-19之前就一直在稳步增长,疫情可能会加速这一趋势,使其以更永久的方式发展。

  • 对于小型零售商来说,实现电子商务的关键是什么?

    -对于小型零售商来说,实现电子商务的关键在于建立自己的购物网站和购物车,并且拥有最后一公里配送能力。

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📈 电商在COVID-19期间的增长

James Thompson,作为Buy Box Experts的合伙人和前亚马逊业务领导者,讨论了COVID-19对电子商务特别是亚马逊中心的电商世界的影响。他指出,消费者开始在亚马逊上购买他们通常在实体店购买的所有商品,而沃尔玛在线杂货店的增长也超过了其他所有竞争对手。尽管亚马逊在杂货领域有一定的市场份额,但沃尔玛在这一特定类别中处于领先地位。Thompson还提到,较小的参与者也在经历销售增长,但大多数消费者的购物活动主要集中在亚马逊和沃尔玛。此外,那些通常不在线购物的消费者现在开始转向亚马逊,体验了亚马逊渠道的便利,并可能在疫情结束后继续使用这个渠道。

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🛒 沃尔玛的在线杂货销售增长

沃尔玛最近将其在线身份Gedcom整合到Walmart.com,显示出他们对品牌的信心,并认为可以与亚马逊竞争。沃尔玛和亚马逊虽然服务不同的客户群体,但沃尔玛的强项在于其实体零售店,而亚马逊则是一个电子商务公司。在疫情期间,杂货和食品的在线订购量大幅增加,许多人发现在线订购食品非常方便。Thompson认为,如果消费者在疫情期间的在线杂货购物体验是积极的,他们可能会在疫情之后继续选择这种购物方式。他还讨论了本地杂货店如何通过建立在线配送选项来适应消费者的需求,并且可能在疫情之后保留一部分客户。

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🚛 电商物流和配送的未来

讨论了电商物流和配送的未来,以及小型电商商家如何在这个领域取得成功。Thompson认为,小型商家可以通过与最后一公里配送伙伴合作,快速将产品送到顾客手中,从而有效地参与电商。他指出,即使是小型零售商,如果能够解决最后一公里配送的问题,也可以在电商领域取得成功。他还提到,随着越来越多的人发现电商的便利性,配送需求将大幅增加,这要求零售商进行相应的调整,比如亚马逊在收购Whole Foods后对其一些店铺进行了改造,以支持在线订单的自提和配送服务。Thompson认为,即使是小型零售商,也可以通过合理的投资和与物流伙伴的合作,实现快速配送,从而在电商领域取得成功。

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Keywords

💡电子商务

电子商务指的是通过互联网进行的买卖商品或服务的商业交易。在视频中,电子商务是讨论的核心,特别是在亚马逊和沃尔玛等大型零售商的背景下。电子商务在COVID-19疫情期间经历了显著增长,因为消费者越来越多地转向在线购物,以避免前往实体店铺。

💡亚马逊

亚马逊是全球最大的在线零售商之一,提供广泛的商品和服务。视频中提到,亚马逊在COVID-19期间成为了消费者购物的首选平台,因为其商品选择多、价格通常较低,并且即使在物流挑战下,也能在合理的时间内将产品交付给消费者。

💡沃尔玛

沃尔玛是另一家大型零售商,以其实体店和在线商城而闻名。视频中强调了沃尔玛在在线杂货销售领域的领先地位,尤其是在疫情期间,许多消费者首次体验了在线购买食品的便利性,并可能在疫情之后继续这种购物方式。

💡消费者行为

消费者行为是指消费者购买商品和服务的方式和原因。视频中讨论了COVID-19如何改变消费者的购物习惯,许多以前不习惯在线购物的消费者开始转向亚马逊等平台进行购物,并且可能在疫情结束后继续这种购物方式。

💡物流

物流是指商品从生产地到消费者手中的整个运输和配送过程。视频中提到,物流是电子商务成功的关键因素之一,特别是最后一公里配送的能力,这对于小型零售商来说尤其重要,他们需要与物流伙伴合作,以快速将产品送达消费者手中。

💡最后一公里配送

最后一公里配送是指将商品从最近的配送中心或仓库运送到消费者手中的最后一步。视频中强调了解决最后一公里配送问题的重要性,因为它直接影响到消费者的购物体验和满意度。对于小型零售商而言,与能够提供快速配送服务的物流伙伴合作是关键。

💡在线杂货销售

在线杂货销售是指消费者通过互联网购买食品和其他日用品,然后通过配送或自提的方式获取商品。视频中提到,疫情期间许多人首次尝试在线购买杂货,并发现这种方式非常方便,这可能导致未来更多的消费者选择在线购买杂货。

💡点击提货

点击提货是一种电子商务模式,消费者在网上下单后,到实体店铺提取商品。视频中提到,尽管点击提货为消费者提供了便利,但有些人可能更倾向于直接送货上门的服务,因为它省去了前往店铺的步骤。

💡COVID-19

COVID-19是由新型冠状病毒引起的疾病,它在2020年引发了全球性的大流行。视频中讨论了COVID-19对电子商务的影响,包括消费者购物习惯的改变和在线购物需求的增加。

💡小型零售商

小型零售商指的是规模较小的商店或品牌,它们可能拥有有限的实体店铺或主要在线运营。视频中讨论了小型零售商如何通过建立自己的在线购物平台和物流合作伙伴关系来适应电子商务的增长,并在大型零售商的市场中找到自己的定位。

💡多渠道零售

多渠道零售是指零售商通过多个销售渠道向消费者提供商品和服务,包括实体店、在线商城、移动应用等。视频中提到,小型零售商可以通过建立自己的在线购物平台,结合实体店的优势,来吸引和保留客户。

Highlights

COVID-19对电子商务产生了显著影响,尤其是亚马逊中心化的购物模式。

消费者开始在亚马逊上购买他们通常会去实体店购买的几乎所有商品。

沃尔玛在线杂货业务在疫情期间的增长超过了其他所有竞争对手。

尽管亚马逊在杂货领域有所布局,但沃尔玛在该类别中占据领先地位。

小型玩家也在经历销售增长,但大多数消费者的购物活动转向了亚马逊和沃尔玛。

历史上不习惯在线购物的消费者现在开始在亚马逊上购物,并且可能会在疫情结束后继续使用该平台。

亚马逊品牌的强大影响力可能是消费者在线上购物时的首选。

亚马逊拥有比任何竞争对手更多的选择和通常最低的价格。

即使在履行挑战中,亚马逊仍能在合理的时间内交付产品。

沃尔玛通过将Gedcom身份整合到Walmart.com中,展示了其品牌的信心。

沃尔玛和亚马逊服务于不同的客户群体,沃尔玛通常服务于不同社会经济阶层的家庭。

疫情期间,杂货和食品在线订购的增长显著,许多人发现在线订购食品非常方便。

积极的在线杂货购物体验可能会使消费者在疫情过后继续选择该渠道。

对于许多人来说,去杂货店购物也是为了出门透透气,做一些不涉及孩子或工作的活动。

发展在线配送选项的杂货店可能会在疫情后保留一部分消费者的购物习惯。

点击提货或在线订购后到店自提可能成为消费者的一个可接受选项。

对于不想去商场或商店的消费者来说,直接送货到家的服务可能更有吸引力。

小型零售商可以通过与最后一公里配送伙伴合作,成功进入电子商务领域。

对于小型零售商而言,建立自己的购物网站和购物车,同时确保最后一公里配送能力是关键。

电子商务的增长在疫情之前就在稳步增长,但现在看起来将以一种更永久的方式起飞。

Transcripts

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I'm speaking today with James Thompson

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he is a partner with buy box experts and

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a former Amazon business leader and

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consultant James welcome thank you for

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having me on today Robert what has been

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the impact so far of Kovan 19 on

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e-commerce specifically my world is very

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Amazon centric and I've seen two very

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specific things happen number one

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consumers are shopping on Amazon for

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basically everything and anything they

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would otherwise go to brick-and-mortar

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stores to buy the other thing we're

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seeing is Walmart calm in the online

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grocery space continues to surge ahead

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of everybody else while Amazon does have

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some grocery presence it is Walmart calm

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that has won that particular particular

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category today

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mmm-hmm so you just talked about the two

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big behemoths in in e-commerce those are

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the ones who are really making waves

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then right yes certainly there are

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smaller players that are also finding

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that they are seeing sales increases but

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for most consumers if we're talking

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specifically the consumer markets most

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of those dollars have been moved

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specifically towards amazon.com and

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walmart.com there are some smaller

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sellers smaller brands that have

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established websites and have been able

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to continue to drive their customers to

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their shopping carts be that a Shopify

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site or a big commerce site or something

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like that but the disproportionate

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amount of activity has moved to

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amazon.com

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well it's particularly unusual about the

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circumstances of COBIT is that consumers

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who historically have not purchased

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products online are now starting to not

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only buy online but they're

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disproportionately moving to Amazon so

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they're experiencing what that Amazon

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channel is like and I suspect many of

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them are going to continue to use that

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channel long after COBIT has settled

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down and weary emerge in some sort of

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normal do you think it's a question that

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the Amazon brand is just so dominant

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that that is just the reflexive decision

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they make when they go online the first

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thing they do is type in amazon.com they

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don't even think

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about other brands for consumers who

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have not experienced online shopping

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extensively they may be going to

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amazon.com they may be going to Google

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if they go to Google chances are they're

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going to end up finding Amazon product

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listings very quickly anyways and so

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here in the United States as a consumer

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if you're on whatever shopping

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destination that you may be to look for

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products online you're going to quickly

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end up finding that Amazon is the place

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to be they have more selection than

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anybody else

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they have typically low or lowest prices

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of anyone here in the US and they're in

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a position that even with all of the

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fulfillment challenges they had through

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April they're still able to deliver

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products basically anywhere in this

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country within a reasonable time period

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faster than what a consumer would

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otherwise have to do themselves if they

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have to wander out and try to find a

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store that was still open providing

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access to products yeah I guess as you

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say Walmart though is still big out

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there they must be very confident in

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their brand because they just announced

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today that they were folding the gedcom

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identity into Walmart comm which they

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said they would do about a year ago

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anyway so it shows some confidence on

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their part that they can compete does it

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not as a brand Walmart has a little bit

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different customer base than Amazon we

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talk about the Amazon Prime customer

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being from a household with income

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typically over $100,000 Walmart

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typically serves a family that it is not

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necessarily the same socio-economic

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category but nonetheless Walmart

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strengths have typically been their

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physical brick and mortar facilities

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versus their online presence Amazon is

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obviously the flipside where Amazon

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doesn't have a lot of physical stores

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yes they have some whole food locations

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but they first and foremost are an

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e-commerce company versus being a

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physical retail bar mm-hmm but grocery

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and food is really where we're seeing

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the big shift during the pandemic is it

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a lot of people who never dreamed that

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it would be an acceptable thing to order

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food over the Internet now have done it

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and they found out it's pretty damn

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convenient and maybe it was whoever is

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providing that service whether it's

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Amazon Walmart or your local Safeway or

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something is probably going to hang

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to a good part of that business post

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pandemic right I would think so for many

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consumers this is the first time they

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are experiencing the process of buying

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groceries online and so if the

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experience is a positive one regardless

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of which channel they're choosing to

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select that experience is positive I

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would think that a lot of consumers will

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say you know what some aspects of my

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grocery shopping I can do without and

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let's let's just figure out a way to

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have things delivered to my home that

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being said for many of us the experience

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of going to the grocery store is just as

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much an excuse to get out of the house

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and go and do things that don't involve

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children or don't involve work and so I

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would expect that many grocery stores

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will find that foot traffic comes back

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to the stores the interesting case will

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be grocery stores that have had to

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develop some sort of online delivery

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option for consumers in the last two

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months if they built those relationships

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or they already had those relationships

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in place I think what we'll find is that

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consumers are more acclimated now to

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make at least some of their purchases

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back through the local grocery store

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that could do local delivery mm-hmm do

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you think also click and Collect or pick

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up at the site after ordering on in over

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e-commerce or online isn't it's going to

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become an acceptable option for

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consumers I'm not a big fan of this

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model I know there are certainly many

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people that that have used this and have

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experienced it for the first time during

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the last eight to nine weeks I believe

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that there are consumers that simply

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don't want to have to make a trip to the

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mall or to the store I got products

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while it is convenient that you can line

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up and have the bag put in your car it

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still requires you to show up at the

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store and so if I think of the model of

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I'm working in the office I'm going home

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in two hours I need to feed my family do

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I want to have to stop by the local

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grocery store the local target the local

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Walmart to pick up my products or do I

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simply drive home and have the groceries

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waiting for me when I arrive at my

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doorstep mm-hmm I like the second model

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a lot more that this is all an

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evolutionary process where different

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groups of consumers have different

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comfort zones and there will certainly

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be some consumers that say I have to

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drive by the local Target anyways

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because I'm picking up my kids so it's

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not

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big deal for me too to stand in line

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with my car and eventually get the

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products dropped off mm-hmm again I'm

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not I'm not a particularly big fan but I

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think it's a very good intermediate

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model for retailers that obviously want

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to leverage their retail space and

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haven't yet built out sophisticated

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multi warehouse facilities with

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inventory balancing of all grocery items

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across geographies that's a very

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complicated model to build so if I for

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example wear target.com

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I already have hundreds of stores let's

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leverage those in a way where consumers

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who are already buying through my

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channel will now pull it their grocery

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share of wallet back into my store

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because I'm making it safe right you're

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fulfilling from in those cases from the

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store not from some distribution center

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then right yet that is closer to the

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coast and the case of grocery stores

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they are probably closer to the consumer

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than anyone else I mean there's probably

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they're probably most people are within

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at least a few miles of a grocery store

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so it seemed to be a good proposition

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there to fulfill from a Safeway or

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something like that as well if I live in

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an urban location there are grocery

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stores nearby if I live in the rural

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America I'm going to have the same

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challenge as whether I'm having it

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shipped to me or driving 40 miles to the

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local Walmart store in both situations

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it's not particularly convenient so have

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the players been set into place going

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forward is there any room for smaller

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EECOM merchants to find a way to squeeze

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into this picture and make a success out

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of it ecommerce works for companies that

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have figured out distribution and so if

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you're a small player and you can create

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a partnership with a last-mile

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distribution partner someone who can get

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the products quickly to your customers

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even if your customer base is only 50

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miles from around your particular store

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figuring out how to do that last mile

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delivery is the critical lever that I

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believe allows traditional retailers to

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be able to get into e-commerce in a

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meaningful way not everybody wants to

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have a net nationwide distribution

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network and for a smaller regional

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grocery store or a smaller regional

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department store or just a small

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stand-alone brick-and-mortar store if

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they're going to be engaged in capturing

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ecommerce customers they're going to

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need a shopping site of their own with a

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shopping cart but they also need to have

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that last mile delivery capability put

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in place even if they're not the ones

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ultimately owning that that part of the

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logistics yeah and that being the case

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they are you pretty confident that this

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model can scale is more and more people

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find the appeal of e-commerce it's going

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to be a hell of a lot more deliveries

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going on can they make it work yes so

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building out scalable logistics gets to

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be expensive very quickly if you're not

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already leveraging your physical store

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most retailers stores are not set up to

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be able to build shipments and get them

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out the back door the side door to

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delivery teams in large numbers we will

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see retailers having to make those types

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of adjustments just as Amazon did when

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they bought Whole Foods and they started

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retrofitting some of their stores to be

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able to support pickup pickup my

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consumers as well as pick up buy

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delivery services that that

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functionality needs to be put in place

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to be able to support those online

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orders and that's certainly something

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that even a small retailer with a few

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stores could say we can make a sizable

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for them but yet reasonable investment

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to be able to reduce some retrofitting

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we will partner then with a logistics

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partner who will do that last mile

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delivery and do it with high confidence

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to create a good warm feeling for

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consumers that they're going to get

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their products quickly unlike Amazon

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most companies don't want to own last

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mile delivery and so Amazon has has been

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able to do that and be able to do it

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quite well allowing it to scale during

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this COBIT period but lots of companies

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can move into the online space without

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needing to be in the logistics business

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themselves yeah well it sounds like some

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permanent changes are in store for

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e-commerce it was growing pretty

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steadily before but boy sounds like it's

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really going to take off now in a very

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permanent way James Thompson of by box

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experts I want to thank you so much for

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giving us your view of how this world is

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changing pretty fast thanks very much

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for being with us today appreciate it

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thank you Robert

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