[ghaff]

Grocery delivery is neither cheaper nor more convenient as a general rule. I've only used it once in the past 20 years when I was on crutches and doing a full grocery shopping was awkward.

[otabdeveloper4]

Grocery delivery is cheaper because they save on real estate costs. (You can keep most of your stock in a warehouse with only a small area for walk-in service.)

This is already happening where I live, because it makes economic sense. (They can sell upscale and more varied groceries without paying for upscale real estate.)

[gmac]

YMMV. For me in the UK — where all supermarkets except the discounters will deliver cheaply — it's ENORMOUSLY more convenient: it saves me hours a week that I'd otherwise spend at a supermarket.

[dredmorbius]

It is where land-use patterns are appropriate to it, see: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39002203>.

[adrianN]

I use it regularly as it costs only a few euros to get my groceries delivered and I can do my shopping from the couch in ten minutes.