Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-223 days agoAmazon engineers and marketers were asked on Monday to volunteer their time to the company’s warehouses to assist with grocery deliverywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down110cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squareAusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoI can rationalise holding off on buying a new phone or furniture until a sale. But for groceries? One either needs groceries or they do not. Perhaps, there are some categories of groceries that one may not buy unless there is a good occasion but might buy them if there is a good deal on it? Or maybe, one may buy the pricier variety like “organic” groceries during such sales?
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 days agoIt’s not about waiting, it’s about enticing people to use Amazon fresh rather than the other grocery options they typically use.
minus-squareAusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-223 days agoI had not thought of this serving as an entry or a trial for new customers. It makes a lot of sense. Thank you.
I can rationalise holding off on buying a new phone or furniture until a sale. But for groceries?
One either needs groceries or they do not.
Perhaps, there are some categories of groceries that one may not buy unless there is a good occasion but might buy them if there is a good deal on it?
Or maybe, one may buy the pricier variety like “organic” groceries during such sales?
It’s not about waiting, it’s about enticing people to use Amazon fresh rather than the other grocery options they typically use.
I had not thought of this serving as an entry or a trial for new customers. It makes a lot of sense. Thank you.