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As Covid cases rise and some states have transitioned back into lockdown, many people are wondering what this will mean for getting essentials like groceries.
Fortunately, many grocery stores (like Whole Foods and Target) have a plan in place for this winter to make grocery delivery easier, ensuring that customers will be able to stock their kitchens throughout the colder months.
Keep reading for more details.
Stephenie Landry, Amazon’s vice president of grocery, explained that they are adding a new feature to their website that will allow customers to be notified when a delivery window opens, saving them from having to constantly refresh the page.
The company has already started using this tool in the UK, but Landry told Recode’s Code Commerce@Home in an interview that Amazon is "kind of expecting" for demand for grocery delivery to increase in the United States soon.
A spokesperson explained that it is not yet available "because demand has stabilized," but "it will be available to us should we see sharp spikes."
That's not all, according to Vox, "Amazon also increased delivery capacity by more than 160 percent in the second quarter of this year to help handle the new normal in grocery delivery."
Plus, according to CNN Business, "Shipt, a delivery service owned by Target (TGT), is hiring 100,000 workers ahead of the winter."
That's not all. The article continues, "FreshDirect, an online grocer based in New York, is adding 1,000 workers, including truck drivers to transport groceries from warehouses, as well as butchers and fishmongers to prepare food."
This winter you'll have plenty of options when it comes to grocery delivery, and all of them should be more convenient and painless than what we experienced in the beginning of the pandemic as companies have transitioned to accommodate the increased demand.
