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Learn and Be Curious with Doug Herrington

Growing Amazon Grocery

April 30, 2026·30 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Amazon is transforming how customers shop for groceries by bringing fresh perishables directly to customers through Same-Day Delivery on Amazon.com. Doug Herrington sits down with Sidira Sisich, a Senior Product Manager on the Amazon Grocery team, to explore how Amazon integrated fresh produce, meat, dairy, and more into its Operations network. Doug and Sidira talk about why speed matters in business, the excitement around "zero-to-one innovations,” and an old project called Amazon Wine.(00:00) — Welcome and Sidira’s Amazon Story(04:19) — Amazon’s Early Clothing Business(08:05) — Amazon Wine(11:12) — Early Amazon Grocery(12:36) — Perishable Groceries on Amazon(13:58) — Doug’s Amazon Interview with Jeff Bezos(17:22) — Perishable Product Growth(19:13) — Early Days of Amazon Fresh(21:40) — Zero to One Businesses(23:57) — “Flip the Script”(24:31) — Speed Matters in Business  Follow Doug on social media:LinkedInInstagramThreads

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