> is basically asking your customers to navigate a big warehouse while carrying around all their intended purchases
Yes. And when you do that they tend to buy more than they originally intended.
> I like to look at the boxes and visually scan the shelves and see things I might not think to search for on my phone.
Precisely. The store and those products are designed with this exact outcome in mind.
> but the dry goods and other stuff that's typically in center of the store could work.
That's why many warehouse stores have home delivery but put a hefty fee on those items. Unless, of course, you spend more than a minimum threshold. It's a narrow margin business so it's hard to reliably make any other type of model work.
Yes. And when you do that they tend to buy more than they originally intended.
> I like to look at the boxes and visually scan the shelves and see things I might not think to search for on my phone.
Precisely. The store and those products are designed with this exact outcome in mind.
> but the dry goods and other stuff that's typically in center of the store could work.
That's why many warehouse stores have home delivery but put a hefty fee on those items. Unless, of course, you spend more than a minimum threshold. It's a narrow margin business so it's hard to reliably make any other type of model work.