We rate and compare 3 supermarket delivery apps in SA
Do you buy your groceries online? There s an app for that.
It’s sometimes hard to remember a world without any of the on-demand tech tools that we’ve become so used to as a society. Uber has changed the way we use transport, Netflix has changed the way we view entertainment, and retail grocery store apps are fast becoming commonplace in urban areas.
South Africa’s foray into supermarket delivery apps only kicked off fairly recently. Before each one had its own app, there were platforms like One Cart and Zulzi where customers could order from a variety of retailers. Now, retailers are going head to head with one another.
In the future we will probably see a lot more retailers using their shops to target their closest target markets: Vuso Majija, executive director of Fortress Reit.
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A survey by marketing experts who usually focus on consumer behaviour and urge businesses to âget into [their] clients’ headsâ has delivered statistics showing the majority of people in SA are having difficulty coping with the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic outlook, and their personal finances.
While it set out to explain the mindset of South Africans so that companies could shape their communication to clients effectively, the results of an online survey of 2 000 respondents indicated that what people really have on their minds is a long list of concerns.