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To: ggersh who wrote (410)	7/31/2017 1:15:34 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13794

Everything is right about Amazon purchasing 'brick and mortar' stores as distribution points for fresh food which requires more hubs than Amazon's other products. Amazon's automation though is going to completely change the Whole Foods warehouses which supply the grocery stores. But Whole Foods stores will almost certainly become distribution centers for other Amazon products in the same way Amazon now offers same-day delivery in most cities. I just got a text message while typing this that my most recent Amazon purchase was just delivered. What's interesting is the competing stores. Trashy Walmart stores bought Jet.com to buy improved online fulfillment technology so I've been price comparing. Most items Walmart doesn't carry. When Walmart carries an item Amazon sells, their price is up to about $1 less on cheap items like 12 containers of shampoo, but they're uniformly 27% more expensive when purchasing a non-consumable like a shower head or electronics. I'd bet this has always been the Walmart scheme - offer lower prices on cheap items and soak the customer when they also buy something else. Macy's and so many other retailers are also trying to duplicate what Amazon has online as most customers now want to be able to buy things from their retailer both at the store and online. In Los Angeles retail spaces left empty by former retailers typically become restaurants. Our local "Grove" outdoor mall in mostly restaurants gym and movie theater, with some retail. - thegrovela.com I know it might seem strange to drive 6 blocks, park in a high-rise parking structure and stroll through our pretend small town "Mainstreet" like you'd see in Disneyland. But "forget it Jake, it's China town." We're even getting more auto-park facilities like this one in West Hollywood which parks three times as many car in the same space - where you pull your car into a carport and lock it, but when you exit the carport door closes and machinery takes your car up or down several levels into a compact car warehouse. When you return you insert your ticket and the info board tells you what port your car is in - of course turned 180 degrees so it's easy to drive out.