Well, this might kill off even pick up at store shopping on the assumption fees for that will skyrocket. I wonder what the effort in homerolling a logistics platform like this would be like.
Well, this might kill off even pick up at store shopping on the assumption fees for that will skyrocket. I wonder what the effort in homerolling a logistics platform like this would be like.
If you mean for a specific store, Favor has kind of turned into that for HEB here in Texas. It began as a startup in 2013 but HEB, a Texas grocery store that is very well loved across the state,...
If you mean for a specific store, Favor has kind of turned into that for HEB here in Texas. It began as a startup in 2013 but HEB, a Texas grocery store that is very well loved across the state, bought them in 2018 and has slowly integrated it more. The shoppers for HEB's curbside pickup and, I believe, HEB's home-delivery service are both done by Favor even though you can do it through the HEB app.
I guess I digress, but my main point was supposed to be that Favor seems to work pretty well and the fees for the grocery stuff are very cheap, though I don't actually have any clue on the effort it takes.
Giant Food Stores had rolled their own pre-Covid with Peapod. I think it's a general laziness toward reinventing the wheel rather than lack of funds or ability. Why build something better when you...
Giant Food Stores had rolled their own pre-Covid with Peapod.
I think it's a general laziness toward reinventing the wheel rather than lack of funds or ability. Why build something better when you more or less don't have competition?
Well, this might kill off even pick up at store shopping on the assumption fees for that will skyrocket. I wonder what the effort in homerolling a logistics platform like this would be like.
If you mean for a specific store, Favor has kind of turned into that for HEB here in Texas. It began as a startup in 2013 but HEB, a Texas grocery store that is very well loved across the state, bought them in 2018 and has slowly integrated it more. The shoppers for HEB's curbside pickup and, I believe, HEB's home-delivery service are both done by Favor even though you can do it through the HEB app.
I guess I digress, but my main point was supposed to be that Favor seems to work pretty well and the fees for the grocery stuff are very cheap, though I don't actually have any clue on the effort it takes.
Giant Food Stores had rolled their own pre-Covid with Peapod.
I think it's a general laziness toward reinventing the wheel rather than lack of funds or ability. Why build something better when you more or less don't have competition?