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> I don’t understand why there aren’t ghost groceries, similar to ghost kitchens or warehouses. There are. FreshDirect has a state-of-the-art facility in the B
by Alex3917 6y ago
> I don’t understand why there aren’t ghost groceries, similar to ghost kitchens or warehouses.
There are. FreshDirect has a state-of-the-art facility in the Bronx, and I'm sure Amazon has several ghost groceries also -- e.g. they just bought two Fairways locations.
Check out this video of the FreshDirect facility, it's actually pretty amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnIrwrCq_4Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnIrwrCq_4Q
- satya71 6y agoPretty cool. Fresh Direct got started early and they rewired the entire supply chain. That's a tall order. Instacart and the local grocery store should be able to work together to make incremental changes to what they are doing today. That seems like the low hanging fruit that could be put into operation in short order.
- 0x1F8B 6y agoI lived in NYC for 11 years and the only things I miss are my friends and Fresh Direct.
- thebean11 6y agoThat makes me want to try it, I never did because I figured it would be as bad of an experience as Instacart when I lived in Austin.