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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WebvanWebvan - Wikipedia

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   Webvan. Webvan was a dot-com company and grocery business that filed for bankruptcy in 2001 after 3 years of operation. It was headquartered in Foster City, California, United States. It delivered products to customers' homes within a 30-minute window of their choosing.

   • Founded: 1996; 27 years ago
   • Headquarters: Foster City, California, U.S.

   • Number of employees: 3,500 (at its peak)
   • Industry: Online retailer

2. www.bitofbusiness.com › post › collapse-of-webvanCollapse of Webvan; The $6 Billion Grocery Delivery Startup

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   Jan 18, 2021 · Webvan was a pioneer of online grocery delivery in the late 1990s, but it collapsed in 2001 due to overfunding, overexpansion, and poor execution. Learn how Webvan built its own infrastructure, went public, and faced competition from other dot-com companies.

3. techcrunch.com › 2013/09/27 › why-webvan-failed-andWhere Webvan Failed And How Home Delivery 2.0 Could Succeed

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   Sep 27, 2013 · A columnist analyzes why Webvan, a pioneer of online grocery delivery, went bankrupt in 2000 and how today's startups are trying to avoid its mistakes. Learn about Webvan's wrong target audience, complex infrastructure and overexpansion.

4. d3.harvard.edu › platform-rctom › submissionWebvan’s Demise or When Technology Fails to Meet Operations

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   Nov 17, 2016 · Webvan, an online grocery, employed technological breakthroughs in its distribution system but blundered through key strategic and operational decisions, which led to a complete collapse of the company in just 5 years. Founded in 1996, Webvan was selling groceries online and delivering them directly to customers’ home within a 30-minute ...

5. www.encyclopedia.com › webvan-group-incWebvan Group, Inc | Encyclopedia.com

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   Webvan was an online grocery delivery service that failed in 2001 after spending $1.2 billion in capital. Learn about its history, business plan, expansion, and challenges from this encyclopedia article.

6. hbswk.hbs.edu › item › why-e-commerce-didnt-die-withWhy E-commerce Didn’t Die With the Fall of Webvan

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   Sep 17, 2001 · The Internet grocer Webvan died in 2001, but the forces that propelled it and other online delivery services are here to stay, according to HBS professor John A. Deighton. He explains how direct-to-consumer marketing, efficiency, and intimacy are the key factors for success in the online grocery business. He also discusses the challenges and opportunities of online grocery shopping.

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   What happened to Webvan?

   • A year and a half later, you could buy a share of Webvan for $0.06. They had outlived their cash reserves, shut down operations in several markets, and even warned people that they needed another $25 million to stay afloat. Their board of directors voted to shut the company down in mid 2001.

   Collapse of Webvan; The $6 Billion Grocery Delivery Startup

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   Who is Webvan delivery?

   • 20 years ago, Webvan was born in the midst of the dot-com bubble and appeared to be well on their way to dominating the grocery delivery market. They had nearly $800 million of funding, automated warehouses, and fleets of delivery trucks across the United States.

   Collapse of Webvan; The $6 Billion Grocery Delivery Startup

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   What does Webvan do?

   • Webvan started off as a food grocer but later expanded its product offering to include other items such as electronics, pet supplies, kids clothing or OTC drugs [v]. Customers were satisfied with the product variety, quality and punctuality of the service [vi].

   Webvan’s Demise or When Technology Fails to Meet Operations

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   Is Webvan an agent?

   • There’s no universally accepted definition of agent, but the... Webvan is well-known as the poster child of the dot-com "excess" bubble that led to the tech market crash in 2000. Business schools study Webvan’s overly ambitious rush to the biggest IPO to date in Silicon Valley, as a prime example of what to avoid doing while scaling.

   Where Webvan Failed And How Home Delivery 2.0 Could Succeed

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8. www.wired.com › 2001 › 07Why Webvan Drove Off a Cliff | WIRED

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   Jul 10, 2001 · Jul 10, 2001 2:00 AM. Why Webvan Drove Off a Cliff. Webvan, the latest dot-company to come and go and lose a billion dollars in the process, did a decent job in its main business of delivering...