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Assertion Contradicted
Amazon and Walmart lose trillions annually in inventory waste
“If you look into the inventory losses and the wastage costs of the likes of Walmart, or even an Amazon, or like normal supermarket chain, it's in the trillions of how much they're losing on a yearly basis of like food and other items that are actually being so…”
Ralf Wenzel Sep 27, 2021 ▶ 10:58 20VC: The Rise of Quick Commerce and Why CPGs ARe Misaligned Being Powered By Ad Spend, The 5 Core Components Consumers Care About When Ordering Today & Why Amazon and Alibaba Will Not Be The Big Players in 10 Years with Ralf Wenzel, Founder & CEO @ JOKR
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Garg: Gobble plans to hit multi-billion dollar valuation and revenue levels
“We have our plan to reach the multi-billion dollar valuation and revenue levels in the next upcoming years with a number of these efforts, and we just recently closed a deal with Walmart”
Ooshma Garg Nov 9, 2018 ▶ 29:08 20VC: Being A Wartime Leader in a Time of Peace, Why Marketing Channel Diversification Is Like The Life of A Scientist and Why Small and Mighty Beats Loud and Weak with Ooshma Garg, Founder & CEO @ Gobble
Assertion Supported
Carlson: Walmarts outnumber community colleges within driving distance of Americans
“There are more Walmarts within driving distance of Americans than community colleges.”
Rachel Carlson Oct 11, 2019 ▶ 21:00 20VC: Guild Education's Rachel Carlson on The Benefits of Scaling Startups Outside of Silicon Valley, Why Mission and Margin Are So Tightly Integrated & Why Mums Are The Most Under-Utilised Asset In The Economy
Assertion Partly supported
Carlson: 85% of Americans shop and 10% of households work at Walmart
“85% of Americans shop at Walmart, and 10% of American households work at Walmart.”
Rachel Carlson Oct 11, 2019 ▶ 20:06 20VC: Guild Education's Rachel Carlson on The Benefits of Scaling Startups Outside of Silicon Valley, Why Mission and Margin Are So Tightly Integrated & Why Mums Are The Most Under-Utilised Asset In The Economy
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