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Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores

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With the emergence of dark grocery stores, there will be major opportunity in the space of personalized nutrition. Shoppers will be more connected with a mobile app when it comes to their grocery store experience, and those apps have the potential to steer you toward an optimal diet that saves money and improves health.

I strongly believe personalized nutrition and shopping experiences will have major impact on non communicable diseases.

Re: Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores

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With the emergence of dark grocery stores, there will be major opportunity in the space of personalized nutrition. Shoppers will be more connected with a mobile app when it comes to their grocery store experience, and those apps have the potential to steer you toward an optimal diet that saves money and improves health. I strongly believe personalized nutrition and shopping experiences will have major impact on non c…

What's a dark grocery store?

Re: Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores

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Unless it's Trader Joes, in which case I leave noticeably happier than I was pre-grocery shopping.

I'd attribute that to the selection of choices for any individual item being very low there. There aren't 48 brands of meatballs to choose from.

Re: Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores

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post #5

With the emergence of dark grocery stores, there will be major opportunity in the space of personalized nutrition. Shoppers will be more connected with a mobile app when it comes to their grocery store experience, and those apps have the potential to steer you toward an optimal diet that saves money and improves health. I strongly believe personalized nutrition and shopping experiences will have major impact on non c…

What's a dark grocery store?

I believe a grocery store that only serves deliveries. You can’t actually go and buy things in person.

Re: Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores

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post #5

With the emergence of dark grocery stores, there will be major opportunity in the space of personalized nutrition. Shoppers will be more connected with a mobile app when it comes to their grocery store experience, and those apps have the potential to steer you toward an optimal diet that saves money and improves health. I strongly believe personalized nutrition and shopping experiences will have major impact on non c…

What's a dark grocery store?

No shopping floor, just a warehouse. You order online.

Re: Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores

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Unless it's Trader Joes, in which case I leave noticeably happier than I was pre-grocery shopping.

Opposite here: I dislike Trader Joe's. I call it "bougie safeway". Trader Joe's is great if you like boxed, prepared food, but it isn't much better for anything else. Their produce is meh and overly wrapped with packaging.

Re: Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores

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Unless it's Trader Joes, in which case I leave noticeably happier than I was pre-grocery shopping.

I'd attribute that to the selection of choices for any individual item being very low there. There aren't 48 brands of meatballs to choose from.

They also do not want self checkouts, coupons, apps, etc.
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