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山姆、 朴朴们盯上的前置仓,是巨头的游戏
Tai Mei Ti A P P· 2025-09-26 07:57
即时零售的起源和国内前置仓10年 即时零售业务模式由来已久,最早可追溯至互联网泡沫时期1996年成立于美国Webvan。Webvan自建配 送中心,提供生鲜、杂货送货上门服务。后募资近10亿美元,1999年上市后首日估值达到79亿美元。由 于在缺乏订单密度背景下激进扩张,公司于2001年破产倒闭,成为美国创业史上灾难级的失败。 在Webvan的灰烬中诞生出了Instacart与亚马逊当日配送业务。2012 年,Instacart从原来支持Webvan的风 险投资机构中募集得资金。业务模式上,用户线上下单,拣货员前往线下超市采购后配送上门。凭借轻 资产快速扩张,成为国内众多创业者的模仿对象。 Instacart于2023年上市,当前市值 117 亿美金。亚马 逊吸收了部分 Webvan 人才,2007年推出生鲜、杂货配送服务-Amazon Fresh,并于2014年进一步拓展当 日达业务,推出 Prime Now—包括自营前置仓与平台型模式。 在国内,即时零售业务的探索是O2O 热潮的延续,2015 年前后每日优鲜、京东到家、盒马等公司开启 了早期的尝试。模式上分为两类:平台型模式,包括美团闪购、京东到家,饿了 ...
这位35岁的女高管正在规划美国外卖巨头的未来
财富FORTUNE· 2025-06-03 12:16
Core Viewpoint - Parisa Sadrzadeh, an executive at DoorDash, has played a significant role in the company's strategic initiatives, including a recent $1.2 billion acquisition aimed at enhancing services for restaurants and retailers [1][5]. Group 1: Career Progression - Sadrzadeh graduated from the University of Washington in 2010 and initially took a temporary position at Amazon, which was not aligned with her long-term career goals in storytelling [1][2]. - Her curiosity and proactive approach led to her being noticed by a director at Amazon, resulting in her collaboration with an engineering team to automate tasks, which eventually led to her promotion to a product manager position within a year [2][3]. - By the age of 32, Sadrzadeh became one of the youngest female vice presidents in Amazon's history, overseeing the global demand-side platform, a critical component of Amazon's last-mile delivery operations [3][4]. Group 2: Transition to DoorDash - At 35, Sadrzadeh made a significant career move by joining DoorDash as the Vice President of Strategy and Operations, tasked with expanding the DoorDash Commerce Platform to assist restaurants and retailers [4][5]. - She led the decision for DoorDash to acquire SevenRooms for $1.2 billion, a company that develops software to help restaurants and hotels manage bookings and customer relationships [5]. - Sadrzadeh emphasized the importance of increasing foot traffic to physical stores, as these customers represent the highest profit margins for businesses [5].