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Appears to me that Koreans are fighting a lot in Retail space. Earlier, Tesco (Home+ in Korea) launched Virtual Grocery store which is a big hit. Now its compet

by yogrish 14y ago

Appears to me that Koreans are fighting a lot in Retail space. Earlier, Tesco (Home+ in Korea) launched Virtual Grocery store which is a big hit. Now its competitor came up with this innovative idea. More innovations in pipeline ;)

olliesaunders 14y ago
The 2D (virtual) shop you are referring to: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/8601147/Tesco-builds-virtual-shops-for-Korean-commuters.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/8601147/...
- asmithmd1 14y ago
  That is awesome. Does anyone know if Peapod, Fresh Direct, or any other US based grocery delivery service has a API? I want to try something like this.
- m_for_monkey 14y ago
  I remembered this story as a fake. Now I researched a bit and found out that this video really was just an advert concept, but later they made it real. http://www.tescoplc.com/index.asp?pageid=17&newsid=345 http://www.tescoplc.com/index.asp?pageid=17&newsid=345
- 6ren 14y ago
  > there is no need to wait in to collect them. Fast, asynchronous delivery is part of the puzzle. Waiting around for amazon deliveries is a pain; but for low-value groceries, the risk of theft isn't as serious. It works OK for newspaper deliveries, and when I was a kid we had milk deliveries left outside the door with no problems (yes, horse-drawn).
- Dn_Ab 14y ago
  This service would be even more awesome with self driving vans optimizing logistics. Now to solve the delivery from van to door problem - as usual the last 1% takes as much effort as the previous 99%.
  - j-b 14y ago
    That's an interesting idea. I'm coding Direct Store Delivery software that manages inventory through wireless handheld devices. The problem is that a lot of shipping is from vendor to store directly and the receivers are required to validate the shipment has the correct products, quantity, cost/deal invoice details and then work it out with the vendor delivery driver as needed. There are companies that strategically attempt to offload certain products that the store doesn't want at that point in time but will save the vendor $ if they can ship today vs. next week when different cost/deals take effect.

by yogrish 14y ago

olliesaunders 14y ago

The 2D (virtual) shop you are referring to: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/8601147/Tesco-builds-virtual-shops-for-Korean-commuters.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/8601147/...

asmithmd1 14y ago
That is awesome. Does anyone know if Peapod, Fresh Direct, or any other US based grocery delivery service has a API? I want to try something like this.
m_for_monkey 14y ago
I remembered this story as a fake. Now I researched a bit and found out that this video really was just an advert concept, but later they made it real. http://www.tescoplc.com/index.asp?pageid=17&newsid=345 http://www.tescoplc.com/index.asp?pageid=17&newsid=345
6ren 14y ago
> there is no need to wait in to collect them. Fast, asynchronous delivery is part of the puzzle. Waiting around for amazon deliveries is a pain; but for low-value groceries, the risk of theft isn't as serious. It works OK for newspaper deliveries, and when I was a kid we had milk deliveries left outside the door with no problems (yes, horse-drawn).
Dn_Ab 14y ago
This service would be even more awesome with self driving vans optimizing logistics. Now to solve the delivery from van to door problem - as usual the last 1% takes as much effort as the previous 99%.
- j-b 14y ago
  That's an interesting idea. I'm coding Direct Store Delivery software that manages inventory through wireless handheld devices. The problem is that a lot of shipping is from vendor to store directly and the receivers are required to validate the shipment has the correct products, quantity, cost/deal invoice details and then work it out with the vendor delivery driver as needed. There are companies that strategically attempt to offload certain products that the store doesn't want at that point in time but will save the vendor $ if they can ship today vs. next week when different cost/deals take effect.