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There are plenty of retailers that go out of their way to fight against the race to the bottom, charging a bit more and taking a bit more care to ensure they only stock good stuff. Amazon even owns one such store, Whole Foods.

If other people would prefer to buy dirt-cheap jerky from whoever can offer the lowest price this week, I don't see why it's bad to have stores catering to them too.

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> Amazon even owns one such store, Whole Foods.

The quality at Whole Foods has gone down fast since Amazon took over.

Whole Foods sold itself to Amazon because they were starting to see a market that prefers alternatives. Prices had to come down for it to survive, and you can't lower prices on expensive product.

And that's assuming product quality is really lower. The only evidence of that I've seen is anecdata.

The stores look nicer at least. Great lighting!

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