Those who order grocery delivery online would benefit from price comparisons, because they can order from multiple stores at the same time. In addition, there's only one marketplace that has all the prices from different stores.
>Those who order grocery delivery online would benefit from price comparisons, because they can order from multiple stores at the same time.
Not really, since the delivery fees/tips that you have to pay would eat up all the savings, unless maybe if you're buying for a family of 5 or something.
Instacart, Uber Eats, DoorDash all sell gift cards of $100 for $80 basically year round — when you combine that 20% with other promotions I often have deliveries that are cheaper than shopping in person.
Uber Eats and Deliveroo all have list prices that are 15-20+% above the shelf price in the same supermarket. Plus a delivery fee, plus the "service charge", I've _never_ found it to be competitive let alone cheaper.
I think the fees they tack on for online orders would ruin ordering different products from different stores. It mostly makes sense with staples that don't perish.
With fresh produce I find Pak n Save a lot more variable with quality, making online orders more risky despite the lower cost.
For those who have to order online (e.g. elderly), they are paying the fees anyway. They can avoid minimum order fees with bulk purchases of staples. Their bot/app can monitor prices and when a staple goes on sale, they can order multiple items to meet the threshold for a lower fee.
