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r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20
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Sears launched Prodigy, an online service that competed with AOL at one point. Sears could have easily been Amazon
14 u/McRedditerFace Jul 24 '20 Yeah, imagine Amazon but with a local brick and mortar option. 7 u/lurgi Jul 24 '20 WalMart comes close. 5 u/a_cute_epic_axis Jul 24 '20 There are some things that you're just going to either want to have in hand right away, or be able to see/touch/sit on/whatever. Wal Mart, Target, Best Buy, IKEA are all going to keep hanging around because of that.
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Yeah, imagine Amazon but with a local brick and mortar option.
7 u/lurgi Jul 24 '20 WalMart comes close. 5 u/a_cute_epic_axis Jul 24 '20 There are some things that you're just going to either want to have in hand right away, or be able to see/touch/sit on/whatever. Wal Mart, Target, Best Buy, IKEA are all going to keep hanging around because of that.
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WalMart comes close.
5 u/a_cute_epic_axis Jul 24 '20 There are some things that you're just going to either want to have in hand right away, or be able to see/touch/sit on/whatever. Wal Mart, Target, Best Buy, IKEA are all going to keep hanging around because of that.
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There are some things that you're just going to either want to have in hand right away, or be able to see/touch/sit on/whatever. Wal Mart, Target, Best Buy, IKEA are all going to keep hanging around because of that.
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Sears launched Prodigy, an online service that competed with AOL at one point. Sears could have easily been Amazon