[noelsusman]

>The market is definitely open to an Amazon competitor which has a store front not chock full of garbage, a decent logistics network, returns policy and reasonable pricing.

We already had that before Amazon took over, and we still have that today. In the US, Target and Walmart fit that description, as does Best Buy for electronics. Walmart has long had a reputation for poor quality products, but they're practically a luxury store compared to the trash that fills Amazon these days.

Problem is none of them can keep up with Amazon on shipping times. My tire pressure gauge broke yesterday morning and I had a new one on my porch by 6pm. Amazon may just be AliExpress with faster shipping these days, but faster shipping is a big deal to people.

[gryf]

Argos here in the UK can. Same day delivery which is reliable (unlike amazon!) or you can actually go and pick stuff up usually immediately at actual retail stores. And it's mostly the same price as Amazon now as well.

[Spooky23]

Target is closest but you need to drive.

I left my toolkit in my wife’s car and needed a pair of pliers. Ordered from Target, and a person handed it to me in my car in my way home from work about 90 minutes later.

[tartoran]

How often you need something shipped the next day? Yeah, use amazon as a convenience store once in a while but do your shopping elsewhere

[lowercased]

I buy so little that when I'm buying something (not food) it's because whatever I have is broken, and it's something I need. I may be in the minority, but when something breaks, I want (or need) a replacement ASAP. I've got enough stores within driving distance that I can usually replace something same or next day, but I'm far enough 'out in the sticks' that the only place that will deliver 'same day' is amazon (and that only started for my neighborhood in the past 6 months or so).

[MonkeyMalarky]

Walmart is reliably trashy though, not everything has to be top of the line.