It depends upon where you live! Many supermarkets offer that service… PeaPod is big in the NE. NYC has many delivery services. If you are unable to go out due to physical ailment, there are many supermarkets who will do it as a community service offering or you can call your town hall and they will help you find an agency.
If you edit your question by adding a general area that you live in, you will get a more specific answer!
Good luck:)
For those of you who don’t know of Publix, they are the largest supermarket chain in the United States and at one time had an online/delivery grocery service.
Publix was never the largest supermarket chain in the united states. I don’t know where you got that information, but it is incorrect.
It cost too much money to run the on-line delivery shopping service and it was a money loser. Hence, it’s gone.
1 Wal-Mart is #1 by far.
2 Kroger
3 Safeway
4 Albertson’s
5 Ahold, USA (Bi-Lo)
6 Delhaiez America (Food Lion, Kash & Karry)
7 Publix
8 Winn Dixie
9 Supervalue
10 A&P Stores
Safeway(or Albertson) is offering grocery home delivery service in selected areas. I am looking for some statistic and some numbers that breaks down the delivery cost structure:
1. What is the volume of online orders per day per store?
2. With this volume and at about $8(for 4 hours delivery window) and $10(for 2 hours delivery window) per delivery, is Safeway making or losing money on the delivery?
3. For the same dollar amount of the order, will Safeway make more if people just visit their stores? How will that change if volume pick up?
4. What is the break down of the cost? i.e. how much it costs to pick and prepare the order? How much for storage before delivery? How much for the actual delivery cost, which can be further broken down to driver, truck and fuel cost?
5. Albertson also provides store pick up service with $5 fee. Is it a popular one? How many orders are delivered vs how many orders are picked up by buyers?
I think they will loose money on that deal. For one, between gas and salary, it probably costs an average of $10 to make that delivery. And two, it has been proven that people will purchase way more if they are actually in the store and subject to advertising and are able to see things they didn’t realize they needed or wanted. It’s a great service for elderly and handicapped customers but I believe that on average they will actually loose money on the transaction.
Considering the rising costs of fuel, and the increasingly hectic lives we live, and traffic snarls… could Grocery Delivery Services be a small part of the solution? One vehicle going to the store to pick up food for multiple households rather than each individual driving themselves?
If you think this might be a valid idea, what do you think would be a reasonable amount to charge, considering the money you would be saving people in fuel costs, and the time they would save as well.
Just looking for some friendly input. 
This is a great idea, it’s not your fault it’s already been thought of. As the other answers point out, this is already available in many markets, although I’d be curious to know what the market penetration is. 50% 80%? It’s certainly available in Manhattan where I live.
It’s possible more people would use the service more if there were better quality control, large clear pictures on websites, a better interactive experience etc. The service is relatively new and perhaps the idea hasn’t been executed or advertised as well as it could be (or will be).
I am thinking of starting a small grocery delivery service. Basically I will buy groceries for busy professionals, seniors, new moms and anyone who doesn’t have time to go to the grocery store. I was thinking of charging $20 for any bill under $100 and 20% of the bill for orders of $100 or more. I was also thinking of charging $10 to bring in the groceries and put them away.
Is this reasonable? Would you or anyone you know use this type of service?
I would definately pay someone to do that, if i was any of those things you said. I think it is a lovely idea, especially for the elder population and new moms.
But.. I think the $20 is a little too much if the bill is under $100. Maybe you could make if 15 or something, it sounds more appealing.. Otherwise you could start on a low price, and raise it when your business gets more popular..
But all in all, i love the idea, and i would definately consider your firm if i was a new mom, old, or any of the other things.
Good luck with the business!
i am trying to run a home delivery service business meaning i want to post drivers at every grocery store to ensure its delivery.i assume the more the customer buys the more money the store the store makes .the customer can even make a phone call for he or her grocery can be delivered.now how to convince those stores that my service will benefit them a lot?
Grocery Delivery Services have been tried in many areas, and have mostly failed.
You can try to build up a customer base for things like milk and bread and canned goods, to be delivered on a regular basis, because customers can specify that they want a quart of heavy whipping cream, Brand X, with at least two weeks before it expires, or that they want 6 cans of Cream of Mushroom soup, Brand Y. However, most people want to pick out their own fresh fruits/vegetables/meats. I certainly would not trust someone else to pick out my meat. I have my own standards as to how fatty I will accept a chuck roast, for instance, and I want to look at the selection to see if any are acceptable, or if I need to change my menu plans for the week. Nobody else can do that.
Also, most people are not willing to pay enough for a delivery service to make it profitable, even on those items that are pretty standardized.
Grocery stores know these facts, so you’re not going to be able to convince them otherwise. Plus, you’d have to convince someone in the chain headquarters of this, not the manager of the local store. You’d need to find a small independent store where the owner actually worked at the store, and could give his/her approval for this idea.
Oh how I wish Whole Foods delivered 
If you’re near The Danforth – almost all the small grocers deliver…Masselli’s at Donlands is very good.
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does anyone know the top names in Online Grocery delivery service? i have already tried wegoshop.com and gardengrocer.com i am looking for the best and most affordable
I’ve heard of one called peapod or something very very similar to that, it was on a t.v. program I was watching and sounded pretty cool.
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