People are not getting it.<p>If they are going to get into the business ( acquiring retail space) it will be one that fits into their equation for their last mile problem and be at fire sale prices.<p>If they choose to purchase retail real estate, it will most likely be a combination of retail/grocery/banking all in one, sort of like a Walmart, but way better experience.<p>This most likely will be their approach to get baby boomers to shop and to learn how to shop online.<p>As everyone knows, Amazon loves getting things cheaply and will do so if they can.<p>> Webvan was an online grocery business that went bankrupt in 2001 after 3 years of operation and was later folded into Amazon.com.<p>> CNET named Webvan one of the largest dot-com flops in history<p>> Webvan placed a $1 billion order with engineering company Bechtel Corporation to build its warehouses, and bought a fleet of delivery trucks.<p>> In 2000, Webvan bought HomeGrocer, a competitor that was also losing money, for $1.2 billion in stock.[11][12] At its peak in 2000, Webvan had $178.5 million in sales but it also had $525.4 million in expenses.<p>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webvan" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webvan</a>)