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Internet Grocery Shopping Slowly Gaining Ground

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the three-bags-of-cheetos dept.

bakreule writes "Online grocery shopping, once the laughing stock of the internet, has quietly started gaining ground. It seemed that the idea had been killed shortly after the bust as being just another bomb. The article has some good interviews and details to show how this industry is developing and whether or not this surprising growth can continue. I'm interested in seeing how grocery product advertising will be affected in this highly competitive industry."

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  1. Yeah, I'll pick you some NICE tomatoes ;-) by Scumbag+Tracker · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I always wondered how these places stay in business. Do you really think the vendor's actually put a lot of thought into finding the perfect tomatoes, freshest eggs and milk, and softest loaves of bread?

    Or do they sell whatever the oldest crap they can get away with selling?

    Personally, unless I'm buying books or CD's, I'll stick to real-life visits to the local grocery store. ;-)

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    1. Re:Yeah, I'll pick you some NICE tomatoes ;-) by sckeener · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Selling you the oldest crap they can get away with selling doesn't work so well for customer retention.

      that's pretty much straight out of the article (so RTFA)

      When I was using online groceries, they used restaurant quality produce. After restaurants get their pick, they go to groceries, so picking produce at the local grocery is picking the restaurant rejects!

      If you want fresh groceries that you pick, you are going to have to go to a road side produce mart.

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  2. FreshDirect by turnstyle · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Some people, when looking for a new apartment here in NYC will ask: "does FreshDirect deliver here".

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  3. Interesting by RazzleFrog · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I live outside of a major city but too far to get this right now but even when I lived in the city my biggest problem with the idea was stuff like produce. I love cooking and I am very picky about my fruit and veggies and cuts of meat. According to the article, however, this seems to also be a big concern of the companies. They even claim that they would do a better job. I would have to see that.

    I actually enjoy grocery shopping sometimes (ok call me a freak) but I would to pull up a recipe and have the ingredients delivered.

  4. "In America" by Vanders · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think you mean "In America, Internet Grocery Shopping.." because certainly here in the U.K, it's pretty big business. My wife and I have been using Tescos once a week for two and a half years with no problems. Tesco and several other large stores who provide online-ordering and delivery are also turning a tidy profit in addition to their regular brick & mortar stores.

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