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Why Google Ditched Perishables

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It was less than a year ago — February, to be precise — that Google appeared as the latest player in an increasingly crowded food delivery market that was intent to make a move on grocery. Google was “taking on Amazon” (according to Recode ) by making the big move on fresh produce. The big news at the time was perishables.

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The Walmart/Amazon Whole Paycheck Matchup

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All of those things are precisely what Sam Walton staked the Walmart brand on 56 years ago when he opened the first store in Bentonville, Arkansas. That curiosity was piqued by my walks to the office when I am in town (I live in Beacon Hill in Boston) and my mental counts of the number of Amazon boxes I see out on trash day.

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