Grocery is one of the basic necessities of our lives and we cannot get by without it. That is the reason the brick and mortar store Walmart is the world’s richest company by revenue generation when other sectors are struggling with the online competition. And Walmart, too, realizes that they have to foray in the digital space to stay relevant and ahead of the curve. Their move for grocery app development was a timely one.
Grocery App Development
Saves Time
A grocery app saves a lot of time in multiple ways.
First of all, it saves your to-and-from traveling time. You don’t have to visit a grocery store physically. All you need to do is just launch your preferred grocery app and shop right from the comfort of your couch.
Then, it saves your time by searching and filtering options. You don’t have to go round and round in the superstores to locate what you want. You can easily search for anything and filter the results to locate what you want. Add them to your cart and you are done.
In the end, comes the long check-out queue. It really dampens the high spirit of shopping. All is not well if it doesn’t end well. On the other hand, while shopping from a grocery app, you can complete your check out within a few seconds.
Saves Money
A grocery app development saves a lot of money for customers and the merchant too.
Let’s see how it saves money for customers.
First of all, customers do not need to make the to-and-from journey to grocery stores. So, it saves not only their time but also their gas money.
All the grocery apps run seasonal promotions and offers, discount vouchers and promo codes. They eventually save money for customers. Sometimes, they can shop more while spending the same amount of money. It helps them stay within their budget.
All the superstores tend to display products in such a way that they attract your attention without fail. It triggers impulsive buying and you spend more money or buy things which you regret later. That is quite less likely to happen while shopping from a grocery app.
Best Friend Of Grocery Business Owners
A grocery app development can turn out to be the best friend of the grocery business owners. The grocery app helps them in multiple ways.
on-demand grocery app development helps them in staying relevant and ahead of the competition in this digital era. When customers see that their preferred grocery store offers a grocery app and pick up and/or delivery solutions, they will most definitely use it once. If they are satisfied with the overall experience, they will regularly use it. It will reduce footfall but increase revenue and clientele.
A grocery app development must have a back-end i.e. web-based admin panel. This admin panel will allow the business owner to run the business from anywhere. It will also allow him to keep an eye on everything from anywhere. With such an admin panel inventory management and generation of various reports becomes an affair of few clicks.
A Win-Win For All
With the help of a grocery app, the business owner requires fewer hands on the deck. It means that he has to spend less on salary and the overhead comes down. He can pass on this benefit to his customers through various offers and discounts. In turn, it will increase their business. So, a grocery app development is a win-win situation for all.
Walmart’s In-Home Grocery Delivery Move
As Walmart is the largest player in the grocery business, they can afford to do a few experiments. This time, they have taken the grocery app development and grocery delivery business to another level.
There are three main reasons why people stay away from online shopping sites: fear of online payment fraud, receiving duplicate or sub-quality products and delivery timings.
Thanks to popular wallet services like Apple Pay and Google Pay, people now feel safer doing an online payment. And, brands like Walmart do not have to face the issue of trustworthiness. They always deliver the best quality products. So, the only trouble with their system is the delivery slots.
Problems Of Delivery
There are many problems with the existing delivery system. Sometimes, people want it the quickest but the delivery slots are not available. Other times, delivery slots are available but people cannot leave perishable groceries like dairy products, meat and other things in front of the door unattended. There has to be someone to store them straight in a refrigerator.
In-Home Delivery
To Tackle this problem, Walmart has introduced the in-home delivery system. It is not the delivery at your doorstep, it is delivery into your refrigerator. But how?
They have developed a smart lock that the customers will have to buy from them once. After installing that lock, a Walmart delivery person will be able to enter your home using his smartphone. In addition, everything he does in your home from entry to exist will be recorded and live-streamed to the customer. So, the customer can have peace of mind. Their grocery will be ready waiting for them when they come home.
As of now, Walmart has introduced this system in three cities: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Kansas City, Missouri; and Vero Beach, Florida. After the pilot program, they may extend it to other cities.
It is highly unlikely that everybody will use this system. But it provides a great option to those whose working hours are not normal or who want peace of mind. This type of grocery app development with a unique idea will most definitely lead Walmart to yet higher peaks.
iCoderz Solutions
iCoderz Solutions is an experienced, full-stack mobile app development company and web development company. We have already developed many on-demand delivery apps and it also includes on-demand grocery app development. We have SaaS (monthly subscription) based solutions too. In fact, our dedicated teams for Android app development, iOS app development, and web development have developed many such mobile apps and websites. Our work speaks for ourselves. Have a look here. If you have a unique idea and want to turn it into reality, contact us now.
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