The Times UK

Amazon to take on supermarkets with Pantry

by: Alexandra Frean
From: The Times
December 14, 2013 5:13PM

BIG supermarkets in the US and Britain have long been concerned that Amazon would start coming after their customers. They were right to worry. The digital retailer is planning to take on the big-box grocery stores and the low-cost warehouse clubs, such as Costco, with a service called Pantry, which will allow customers to shop

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