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To: Greater Fool who wrote (90255)	1/7/2000 9:32:00 PM
From: Hobie1Kenobe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

<Or would it work to have order fulfillment performed after hours, when the store is closed, essentially using free infrastructure?> GF, I'm anxious to hear Glenn's response since he's the retailing expert here, but I think you might encounter local sales tax issues if you use the bricks and mortar stores as fulfillment centers. It does however seem to make more efficient use of existing space, although a lot of their stores are opening 24 hours now. This should be a fascinating exercise. JF3

To: Greater Fool who wrote (90255)	1/7/2000 9:53:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

I posted separately on this subject. Do you know how the costs would stack up? Would it be much cheaper to have a separate order fulfillment center? Or would it work to have order fulfillment performed after hours, when the store is closed, essentially using free infrastructure? The Super Wal-marts are now open 24 hours. The reason was they had people to re-stock there during the night and found they could do some business at the same time. It is amazing how much marchandise has to be placed back on the shelves after one day of sales during the holiday season.