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To: GST who wrote (37752)	1/31/1999 9:18:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Respond to of 164684

GST, re but I think that Safeway is more like it. Ever order a bag of groceries over the net to be special shipped? Safeway is the dominant grocer in my area, and in fact you can call them up and order groceries, which they will deliver free of charge. At least this is what they offered at one time, quite a while ago. They don't advertise this, since it is aimed at senior citizens and other people who may be partially or completely disabled. But I believe right now anyone can call them up with a specific list of things, and their store personnel will be more than happy to pick and pull the items off the shelves, ready for you to arrive and pay for them. But the fact is, who really wants their milk sitting in a bag getting warm, or their other things that keep better in the cooler? If I were Safeway I wouldn't be a bit worried about some inut like peapod taking over their space---you'd have to be extremely lazy to want someone else to go to the grocery store for you--IMO.

To: GST who wrote (37752)	1/31/1999 9:31:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Btw, regarding comparing Safeway with Amazon. In product they are probably similar--both sell commodity products. But in Safeway's favor, we all must eat, and if Safeway has the best closest stores, you're going to be spending money at Safeway. OTOH, Amazon offers books, which is a very low-growth biz, though a stable biz. Sometimes I have a time in my life where I read several books, and look for more--other times I don't have time to read a full book for months on end. It's no secret that the biggest book-selling season is Christmas--I guess people think that others have more time to read than they do?? :-). In Safeway's favor, once they establish an excellent bricks-and-mortar store in a populated area, it's difficult if not impossible for a competitor to try to take their biz--I've seen it happen where a bigger grocery store has built and opened a competing store right next door to a Safeway, and guess what: The would-be competitor closed their doors after less than a year, and Safeway moved into the building :).