Why “grocery” is being discussed
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I live in the US - no car. No grocery store close by. Only real option is to use an Uber which is more expensive than using DoorDash.
by LinaLauneBaer · Oct 30, 2026
These grocery stores are all going to continually lose market share to Amazon, Walmart, etc. as online ordering increases. The pricing of in person grocery stores is outrageous…
by bradlys · Oct 29, 2026
The longer I think about the impact of AI on software development, the more I see parallels between "pets" and "cattle" types of software projects. Or more aptly, fine china and…
by d_silin · Oct 29, 2026
I think your first instinct about antitrust is correct. Out of the group of people who have food delivered, that food mostly comes from restaurants or grocery stores. Instacart&…
by IncRnd · Oct 29, 2026
I use both for grocery delivery. The grocery platform of Instacart is better, so, I hope we can get the best of both worlds with having the better DoorDash promos with the bette…
by nikolay · Oct 29, 2026
> I also haven't gone grocery shopping since 2020. Do you have regular groceries delivered?
by oblio · Oct 29, 2026
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A grocery store (AE), grocery shop or grocer's shop (BE) or simply grocery is a retail store that primarily retails a general range of food products, which may be fresh or packaged. In everyday US usage, however, "grocery store" is a synonym for supermarket, and is not used to refer to other types of stores that sell groceries. In the UK, shops that sell food are distinguished as grocers or grocery shops Read more on Wikipedia