There’s an interesting article at Forbes suggesting that Amazon may itself be disrupted by an innovative new invention: brick and mortar stores.
There’s an interesting article at Forbes suggesting that Amazon may itself be disrupted by an innovative new invention: brick and mortar stores.
This does not surprise me. Once Amazon had to start charging tax, a lot of the advantage was lost. For any clothing purchases, I want to try on the item, and once I am at the store, I can buy it there.
A lot of stores will now ship an out of stock item to your house, but you pay for it at the store. My wife will try on something, and if they do not have the color she wants, they ship it to the house. She can also return items to the store, and for them, it usually means more purchases.
Amazon is a mess trying to find anything. The same item comes up numerous times, and it is usually difficult or impossible to tell the differences. They do not list the SKU, and I am never really sure that I am ordering the exact item I want.
Most retail stores have a consistent layout, and some chains are fairly standard across most of their stores. Amazon is like an international bazaar or flea market. Sometimes it is nice to go to a specific section without having to search all over the place and still wonder if the shampoo you ordered is the right one.