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>I've never lived anywhere that wasn't a 5-10 min walk away from a well stocked convenience store Maybe examine the societal issues that would make someone ord

>I've never lived anywhere that wasn't a 5-10 min walk away from a well stocked convenience store Maybe examine the societal issues that would make someone order groceries rather than walk for them, if physical disability is not the barrier. Individual stores can choose to do delivery, it was common for chains like Eckerd[1] in the 90s but I didn't know many people who used them unless they were really old and wanted to get their prescriptions plus a few things delivered between visits from caregivers rather than go into a home. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckerd_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckerd_Corporation

hotpotamus 4y ago
Funny to see the Eckerd name again. I was wondering why it seemed familiar and then I remembered I worked there for a month or two before it was re-branded as a CVS. I don't remember delivery being a thing, but I just wanted to stick to the photolab at the time.
- dontbenebby 4y ago
  It may have been just that location, it was literally across from a hospital nestled in amongst an independent coffee shop, a video rental store whose name I forget that had a pretty decent selection (first watched the catbus movie with a fever as a very young kid). Now all that's a parking lot for the folks who moved here because it's so "welcoming". (I grew up down the street where many folks couldn't even afford air conditioning and we didn't have a library for the township.)
atlasunshrugged 4y ago
Sure, of course there are reasons why some segment of the population would need or want groceries delivered, but is that market size relevant to a company raising hundreds of millions or billions of dollars?
rad_gruchalski 4y ago
> Maybe examine the societal issues that would make someone order groceries rather than walk for them, if physical disability is not the barrier. My mother would be happy with such services. But I’m afraid this type of a client is too small of a niche.

hotpotamus 4y ago

Funny to see the Eckerd name again. I was wondering why it seemed familiar and then I remembered I worked there for a month or two before it was re-branded as a CVS. I don't remember delivery being a thing, but I just wanted to stick to the photolab at the time.

dontbenebby 4y ago
It may have been just that location, it was literally across from a hospital nestled in amongst an independent coffee shop, a video rental store whose name I forget that had a pretty decent selection (first watched the catbus movie with a fever as a very young kid). Now all that's a parking lot for the folks who moved here because it's so "welcoming". (I grew up down the street where many folks couldn't even afford air conditioning and we didn't have a library for the township.)

atlasunshrugged 4y ago

Sure, of course there are reasons why some segment of the population would need or want groceries delivered, but is that market size relevant to a company raising hundreds of millions or billions of dollars?

rad_gruchalski 4y ago

> Maybe examine the societal issues that would make someone order groceries rather than walk for them, if physical disability is not the barrier. My mother would be happy with such services. But I’m afraid this type of a client is too small of a niche.