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<blockquote data-quote="HomeDelivery" data-source="post: 1221079" data-attributes="member: 33696"><p>a main retailer, Shoprite, is using sub-contractors ala FedEx Ground/HD types to do their dirty-work...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]10449[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>they get paid close to min wage & gets to keep tips... while sub-contractor takes the operating costs out of the equation for the store... <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="Peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" /></p><p></p><p>as for PeaPod, another grocery-delivery business, i have no idea how they're surviving when i only see their vehicles once-in-a-while like DHL Vans...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.peapod.com/" target="_blank">Peapod Online Grocery Shopping and Delivery Service</a></p><p></p><p>another regional grocery store, ACME, pulled the plug after low demand of this service:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/04/27/daily7.html" target="_blank">Acme nixes home delivery of groceries - Philadelphia Business Journal</a></p><p></p><p>first of all, ACME's prices sucked in comparison to nearby grocery stores... i haven't set foot in one for almost a year now & they're under a mile from my home... i rather goto Shoprite or Bottom Dollar</p><p>[ATTACH=full]10449[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HomeDelivery, post: 1221079, member: 33696"] a main retailer, Shoprite, is using sub-contractors ala FedEx Ground/HD types to do their dirty-work... [ATTACH]10449.vB[/ATTACH] they get paid close to min wage & gets to keep tips... while sub-contractor takes the operating costs out of the equation for the store... :peaceful: as for PeaPod, another grocery-delivery business, i have no idea how they're surviving when i only see their vehicles once-in-a-while like DHL Vans... [URL="http://www.peapod.com/"]Peapod Online Grocery Shopping and Delivery Service[/URL] another regional grocery store, ACME, pulled the plug after low demand of this service: [url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/04/27/daily7.html]Acme nixes home delivery of groceries - Philadelphia Business Journal[/url] first of all, ACME's prices sucked in comparison to nearby grocery stores... i haven't set foot in one for almost a year now & they're under a mile from my home... i rather goto Shoprite or Bottom Dollar [ATTACH=full]10449[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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