tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post2091963694280496926..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Amazon said to be opening a brick-and-mortar store in New York CityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-50438662903753047812014-10-14T03:12:21.412-07:002014-10-14T03:12:21.412-07:00Tom, I think it would include a lot of things. Th...Tom, I think it would include a lot of things. The WSJ's rep with sources that are 'in the know' is very good. They're conservative about anything like rumors and seem to be leaked-to. <br /><br /> I imagine the 'store' will be a small area in all that -- but people working downtown or who just like to shop downtown would be the target. Maybe it's an experiment with a kiosk-like arrangement, tried in their own building area at first...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-20951206648371606572014-10-13T19:41:00.220-07:002014-10-13T19:41:00.220-07:00I think speculation has run a little ahead of real...I think speculation has run a little ahead of reality on this one. Tell me what is convenient about being able to pick something up in a single downtown Manhattan location? That sounds very inconvenient to me. Why wouldn't I just have it delivered to my workplace or home instead? Could it not just be a (new?) location for Amazon publishing and software development ventures, i.e. office space instead of retail space? Surely this would be exorbitantly and prohibitively priced warehouse space (which has to be close to zero to be economical). <br /><br />E.g. if you go here: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/jobs/ref=amb_link_5010662_5?ie=UTF8&location=US%2C%20NY%2C%20New%20York&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1MDQV6P6NPFA7SAMW577&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1779870842&pf_rd_i=239366011<br /><br />there are seven pages of job listings for a 'New York, NY' location.Tom Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127272649086914117noreply@blogger.com