Notes and Thoughts on Grocery 2.0

NBC 10 Lori Takes on Your Job!

Check out this video of the news broadcast where reporter Lori Delgado takes on Gayle Boag’s job as a personal shopper at the ShopRite of Synder!

Gayle passes on her personal online grocery shopping knowledge onto Lori. Lori must then fulfill the orders coming in from ShopRite’s online shopping application powered by MyWebGrocer.

Video:(c) 2007, WCAU. All rights reserved.

Cheers!
Courtney

Can’t resist temptations? Try ordering grocery online.

In the June issue of Good Housekeeping, researchers assigned 28 people to either a standard weight loss program or a program with online grocery delivery.

After 8 weeks the group who shopped online had fewer fattening foods in their cupboards. Grocery shopping online helps eliminated temptations and stock up on heather foods.

Who knew there was a health benefit to grocery shopping online?!

Rebecca

I’ve been asked by lots of folks how Online Grocery Shopping can help them during tough economic times. It all boils down to time. How much are you willing to pay for time?

Many people spend more time on the job during tough economic times. Interestingly enough, productivity goes up because people work harder to keep their jobs as well as make their companies remain strong. As an example, if I can spend a few hours more on the job and still get the groceries I need using online grocery shopping, what a great way to manage the time I do have. I can pickup my order or have it delivered and get home to spend the time I do have with my family. The service fee is well worth while. Plus my personal shopper picked all the best items for me so I’m not spending time looking for what I need or hopping store to store to get it.

Spending a few dollars to get a few hours of work and family time back; what a gift.

Dave

We hear and see it every day, “oil prices keep on rising”, leaving us, the consumer, to spend more on a tank of gas than we ever imagined. So what are people doing about it? Well, some take the bus, or buy a bike and others start shopping online. From a Nielsen Global Online Survey, 94% of US consumers are shopping online. Think about it, no driving needed to pick up that graduation or Father’s day present. With a click of a mouse it is at your doorstep. The US isn’t just shopping for material goods online, they’re filling their refrigerators! In a recent story from RIS Magazine, this shift from in-store shopping to online is related to sky high fuel costs, “The rising price of gasoline is reflected in American attitudes towards shopping according to a consumer survey released by iCongo and conducted by Harris Interactive. One third (33 percent) of online U.S. adults indicated they are more likely to shop online rather than in-person at a store due to the high price of gasoline.” Makes sense to me. I mean, the simple gallon of gas you use, and in some cases a lot more than one, you could simply kick back and order your groceries right from home, and in some cases, like those material items, have them delivered to your door. People are forced to make lifestyle changes when the everyday staples take a price increase. One of our very own clients, Big Y, has seen success with online grocery shopping. Read about it here

Cheers,
Courtney