What ever happened to the Online Grocery concept??
 

I used to see these new dot com grocery trucks flying around town for a few months and now, I have not seen one forever.

Is the concept dead?

www.peapod.com

Jim

The concept is still around, but I think they outsource their deliveries to 3PL, which is why you don't see their branded trucks as much.

They're still around, but I think that the market for these has refined. Generally, people enjoy shopping. Online grocery shopping services are great for people who are too busy to go for themselves.

I still see online grocery shopping trucks around my area, but far fewer now that the novelty has warn off.

For me, I got tired of the nasty bananas and squashed bread as I'm sure many others... :pimp

we have delivery in under 30 mins.

i can order a bottle of liquor, salt and vinegar chips, and groceries, with a 12 pack of rolling rock and have it here in 30 mins.

Marty,

I actually collect Dot Bomb paraphanellia. I have a complete collection of Web Van and Kozmo marketing materials. I even have a Web Van chilled street side drop box that people were supposed to leave next to their mail box for drops while they were at work.

I remember a 1999 issue of Red Herring magazine that had a van driving towards you on the cover of it and the tagline "Here comes Web Van, the 21st century's biggest company in the world!"

Oh the humanity!

Albertsons still delivers. I used Peapod a few times in ATL but I hated not being able to pick out my own produce and meat.

I wish we had that service in my area :(

DH

I have my groceries delivered every 2 weeks. I've talked to the driver a few times and it sounds like the service is really utilized by older people. I've never had a problem with meat or produce so far.

man y'all are getting lazy.. :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

I use to use this one when I lived in Toronto...

http://www.grocerygateway.com/

i see their vans now and then ( i used to i should say ) not much any more..

My wife orders from Vons.com every week!

Saves time in the lives of busy people.

She'd rather spend 10 - 15 minutes online ordering then hitting the market with the kids and waiting on long lines! That makes sense to me.

We pay a $5 delivery fee and get $5 or 5% off every order.

I'm all for it!

:)

Call you later Marty - been a little nuts the past 2 days!

I miss web van I wanted to cry the day they went out of business lol