tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post8629731550634652661..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: The Drip...Drip...Drip... Begins for SearsBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-31788243383772818972011-08-23T23:29:31.502-04:002011-08-23T23:29:31.502-04:00Amazon as we know it will be over in a post peak e...Amazon as we know it will be over in a post peak environment.<br /><br />The knowledge of logistics will not be lost and success will be defined in how retailers and wholesalers respond to the loss of petrol driven transportation.<br /><br />As the classic line from 'O Brother Where Art Thou' states - Ain't this place a geographical oddity! two weeks from anywhere...MrNiceGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956428291969275973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-47761384225002158332011-08-19T02:18:34.333-04:002011-08-19T02:18:34.333-04:00@MNG - and even Amazon's business model will b...@MNG - and even Amazon's business model will be in jeopardy once oil becomes too expensive.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-62231017036816952552011-08-19T01:40:35.497-04:002011-08-19T01:40:35.497-04:00The radical move should have been divesting their ...The radical move should have been divesting their retail locations to 3rd party "franchisees" and moved into the wholesale business as an Amazon partner while retaining exclusive right to supply the franchises.<br /><br />I can't see any retail chain succeeding in a post peak economy over the long run.MrNiceGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956428291969275973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-83525957835381328532011-08-18T15:17:22.513-04:002011-08-18T15:17:22.513-04:00Maybe they shoulda made their catalog a better gra...Maybe they shoulda made their catalog a better grade of TP.signalfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318361590633535352noreply@blogger.com