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Mall Operators Begin Cultivating Startups

13 pointsby softdev12almost 10 years ago

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HeyLaughingBoyalmost 10 years ago
The delivery aspect is interesting. For long distances, there&#x27;s uShip, but what about local&#x2F;neighborhood large-object delivery?<p>A year or so ago, when our big pickup truck was in the shop, I asked a local farm-supply store if they could deliver something that wouldn&#x27;t fit in my car. The store didn&#x27;t have that service but the manager said he had a few employees that would be happy to do it off the clock.<p>I started thinking of a service that would link up customers with local &quot;shippers&quot; but concluded it wouldn&#x27;t work in my rural area because it&#x27;s usually easy to find a friend with large vehicles&#x2F;trailers that they will lend out. However, in an urban environment where many people don&#x27;t have cars, or if they do, they may be too small for the occasional time you need a big purchase delivered (e.g., a friend is giving away a couch), it might be worth doing.
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