Retail Delivery Wars: Smart Strategy Or An Inevitable Race To The Bottom?
It wasn't so long ago that Amazon's "Prime" two-day delivery benefit was a real game changer. Once a consumer paid the annual fee, the incremental cost of getting what (at the time) seemed like pretty fast delivery became zero. This is a "wow" for the customer, but it also creates adverse selection that's not necessarily so good for Amazon's marginal economics as evidenced by Amazon's growing fulfillment costs as a percentage of sales. But there is no denying that Prime is a major contributor to
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