Walmart vs. Amazon: A Grocery War?

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Questions:

1. Do you see this as a competition between Walmart and Amazon? Why or why not and are there any other players in the grocery war?
2. According to the video, why didn’t Walmart just create their own logistical team rather than use Uber and Lyft?
3. Would you be willing to pay $7 – $10 to have your groceries delivered? What kind of problems do you see associated with this service?
4. How many markets will be serviced? How large a market (in dollars) is the grocery delivery market estimated to be?

Source:
BBC Staff (2016). Walmart to test food delivery with Uber and Lyft. BBC.com, June 3 (Retrievable online at http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36443107)