Why Amazon is eating the world
&gt; The truth is that each of these is feasible for a large competitor to replicate and it’s reasonable to think that Walmart could build or acquire these capabilities within the next few years. The key component to profitable 2-day (or 1-hour) delivery is the customer’s proximity to a distribution center.<p>This is incredible. Walmart has free two-day shipping on orders over $35 <i>right now</i>, with <i>no membership required</i>, and yet people are still writing articles like this asking, &quot;will it be possible for Walmart to get 2 day shipping within the next couple years?&quot;<p>Because of the problems with third party sellers (combining different sellers into the same product page, comingling, fake reviews, etc.) it&#x27;s getting harder and harder to buy stuff on Amazon, plus you need a prime membership to get fast free shipping. I&#x27;ve also had tons of problems with Amazon deliveries since they switched to their own logistics company. In comparison, Walmart is looking better and better by the day.<p>This isn&#x27;t some day in the future, it&#x27;s now. I&#x27;m seriously considering cancelling prime and just using walmart when I need 2 day delivery.