posted 03-30-2000 07:45 PM         

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In brief:

- Peapod is soliciting takeover offers from a range of suitors, including rival Internet-based grocers HomeGrocer and Webvan, according to sources.

posted 10-25-1999 05:53 PM         

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I have to agree with these assesments.
I used to be high on this stock...
that was about six months or so ago when they were growing. I've slowly become disillusioned with their numbers and with their direction.
Here are their revenues from the SEC filings
1998(Q1):18,864
1998(Q2):17,530
1998(Q3):15,676
1998(Q4):17,195
1999(Q1):18,008
1999(Q2):17,073

There are lots of other companies out there which have a lot more resources behind them now, and have the mistakes made by peapod to learn from.

trent

posted 10-05-1999 05:11 PM         

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I'd have to agree that she probably works for that site. Another reason she didn't post about the stock is that there isn't anything good to say anymore. They had an opportunity, but didn't act fast enough or decisively enough. Webvan and some other big boys will take the big chunks of the market and Peapod will be left in the dust picking up rotten peaches and spoiled milk.

Jake

posted 10-05-1999 03:30 PM         

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Joan, I've found that such "deals" are invariably too good to be true. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that either that site is yours or you're getting paid to tell people about this - both no-no's on Investorville...

Let's keep the discussion focused on Peapod stock, OK?

posted 10-05-1999 11:50 AM         

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posted 08-18-1999 08:50 AM         

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JHirsch, check out this Daily Trouble from Motley Fool on Peapod. It doesn't paint a very good picture.

http://www.fool.com/dtrouble/dtrouble.htm

This article is probably only up today, so if you check it later, it's the daily trouble from 8/17.

posted 08-11-1999 11:17 AM         

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Here is another competitor for peapod, webvan.
Webvan is planning a $345 Million IPO to add to the investment it has already been getting.
I think peapod needs to be worried:

""I can guarantee you that in two years they'll be the leading online seller of groceries," said Ken Cassar, an analyst with Jupiter Communications.

Even though Zona Research estimates that some of Webvan online competitors such as Peapod and NetGrocer are currently bigger and better known, it concurs that Webvan's "deep-pocketed investors" can afford it to ramp up in a way marginal players can't. Webvan's board of directors also includes such e-commerce heavyweights as Christos Cotsaklos, chief executive of E*Trade Group Inc., and Tim Koogle, chief executive office of Yahoo! "

posted 07-13-1999 10:33 AM         

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I just got this by e-mail.
An account by someone who actually uses the service:
"I do use the service. I have ordered twice; I only started using it this month.
I like the service. It is easy and convenient. The orders were on time, and the delivery peronnel were pleasant. The produce that was selected for me was in excellent condition. On one order, I called Customer Service to question the price I was charged on an item vs. the price on the website. The difference was less than $2, and the Customer Rep sent me a $5 coupon for the sake of "goodwill." On the second order, one item for which I was charged was missing. When I called, they credited my account for the cost of the item with no hassle and after only one question: Was I certain that the item was not actually listed on the receipt as an out of stock? (A reasonable question; in this case, the item was not an "out of stock".) Of course it would be ideal if there was no reason for me to contact them in the first place, but I am a firm beliver that any company/store is going to make mistakes; it is how they respond to the mistake that defines good customer service. I give PPOD an "A+" for how they handled each of my cases: they were polite and pleasant, apologetic, and immediately told me how they were going to resolve my problem to my satisfaction going beyond what I expected or wanted in one case. I do expect that I will not have a problem on every order as time goes on. (Two orders is not enough to gauge the reliability of the service.)
I have been invested in PPOD since Feb. 1, both for myself and for my children. I am at breakeven, roughly. Do your due diligence. Note that this industry has begun to attract fresh capital in the past few weeks. (See Homegrocer, Streamline, and Webvan.)"

I tend to think that this company is a long term buy. Of course there is a large threat from Amazon/Homegrocer.

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