[Nition]

One of the major national supermarkets here does delivery[1]. There's also a cheaper option where you can pick up but they do the shopping for you, so you can just stop by and get your cart. Both are actually a really nice service and good value for the time you save too, but I'm not sure how popular it actually is.

You do miss out on being able to select your own fruit, meat etc, but they did a good job the couple of times we've tried it. Occasionally something you ordered isn't actually in stock, and you can choose whether you'll let them sub it out or just no include it. The ordering is per-supermarket to minimise that happening - every store has a slightly different online selection to match what they should actually have.

There's no competition here either though. If there are any other grocery delivery options around, I haven't heard of them.

[1] https://shop.countdown.co.nz

[toomanybeersies]

New World is starting to roll out grocery delivery, they're trialing it in a couple of stores in Auckland.

[KGIII]

NZ is a bit smaller than Colorado. I'd expect it to be easier to service. It makes me wonder why it hasn't already caught on? I know it's popular/common in some parts of Europe, and that it has been for a while.

[toomanybeersies]

I think it's just that everyone is close enough to a supermarket, it's easy enough to just go there on the way back from work, or just pop to the supermarket. It's not worth paying to get someone to do the groceries for you.

I don't think I've ever lived further than a 15 minute walk from a supermarket.

[KGIII]

I think that's also true in Europe. I've never lived in the UK, for example, but I've stayed there for six months while working. Food delivery was very common in London.

At the time, there was no web interface and you had to make a phone call. Still, it was pretty common.

Curiously, when I was really young (1960s America), I remember a grocery store that delivered to our house. We even had a diaper delivery/disposal service, but I digress. I'm not sure if it was a local thing, nor am I sure when it stopped. I do know that it existed in two different localities, because we moved a lot. (Military family.) I'm pretty sure it wasn't always just a grocery list, but that they had meals that came with a recipe card and the ingredients. The recipe cards still existed when my mother passed away. I have no idea if they still exist. I suspect not.

So, at one point, it was at least in use and then fell out of fashion. Now, it's coming around again.

Anyhow, thanks for the info. It seems to be gaining in popularity. Maybe there's room for you to get in on the ground floor and make some money.