Grocery shopping is a necessity many of us do weekly and to make our lives simpler companies are coming out with helpful products and services to put food on our table in a faster, quicker and easier manner. From food subscriptions to grocery shopping gadgets these innovations are designed to help make a consumer's shopping experience that much smoother.
Ordering food online is a great example of companies allowing consumers to pick and choose their groceries for the week directly from the comfort of their home. With websites, crowdsourced grocery services and food subscriptions consumers can enjoy having the food they want delivered to them without having to set foot into a store. If shopping the aisles is more your thing then gadgets like electronic trollies and painless grocery bag rings are designed to help the experience be more enjoyable than a chore.
42 Unconventional Grocery Shopping Methods
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Hunger-Solving Reusable Bags
These City Harvest Bags Fill Empty Stomaches
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Custom-Designed Shopping Bags
Choose Your Package Can Be Printed with Ads or Nutritional Info
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Subway Car Grocery Stores
This Subway Grocery Store Lets Commuters Shop While They Travel
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Automated Grocery Stores
The Speedy Store is a Vending Machine for Basic Necessities
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Cartoonish Grocery Shops
This Small Grocery Shop in France is Quirky and Colorful
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Eco-Friendly Grocery Transportation
This DIY Shopping Cart for Bicycles Simplifies Shopping Trips
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Removable Refrigerating Capsules
Iceberg Fridge Contains a Separate Cooler for Getting Groceries
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Mobile Grocery Buses
Fresh Moves Drives Crisp Produce to the Food Deserts
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Electricity-Free Refrigerators
The Sure Chill Fridge Cools Your Food with or Without Electricity
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Ugly Food Catering
Culinary Misfits Use Disheveled Fruits and Veggies to Cater Events
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Unconventional Grocery Stores
The Sanya Lake Park Super Market by NL Architects is a Green Oasis
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Cavernous Curved Wine Markets
The Spar Supermarket Makes Shopping for Groceries Stylish
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Small-Format Food Shopping
Stockbox Neighborhood Grocery Attempts to Provide Access
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Scooter-Style Trollies
Travel Shopping Cart Aids Your Arms and Legs on Trips to the Local Grocery
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Cutting Board Cartons
The Spice House Packaging Adopts the Appearance of Culinary Items
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Elevating Concept Trollies
The Drop Cart Adjusts in Depth Depending on the Weight of its Contents
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Integrated Recipe Receipts
The Ogilvy Brazil Hellmann’s Campaign is Clever
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Fridge Freshness Monitors
The iFresh Keeps You Informed of the Declining Quality of Your Groceries
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Online Farmer's Markets
Farmingo Lets You Buy Locally Grown Produce Online
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Educational Indian Groceries
Pansaari Offers Indian Cooking Classes and Authentic Indian Spices
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Grocery-Generating Recipe Platforms
The Parsley Program Almost Does the Grocery Shopping for You
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Stylish Bread Carriers
The Baguette Bag Protects the Fluffy Loaf While Keeping Your Hands Free
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Lifting Shopping Trollies
The Unbent Grocery Cart Hoists Up Your Items So You Don't Have to Stoop
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Virtual Subway Supermarkets
Homeplus Uses Clever Marketing Campaign to Become Number One
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Touchscreen Fridge Monitors
The Kitchen Hub Helps You Plan Meals and Monitor Expiration Dates
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Painless Grocery Bag Rings
The One Trip Grip Device Makes Grocery Shopping Less Painful
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Grocery-Covered Cars
The Tesco Car is Lined with Groceries
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Securing Trunk Separaters
The Stayhold Ensures That Goods Won't Roll Around During the Drive
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Grocer Smartphone Docks
The iShop is Designed to Streamline Food Shopping
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Sustainable Food Subscriptions
Door to Door Organics Delivers Fresh Natural Groceries to Your Door
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Meal-Making Subscription Services
ChefButler Sends Food Boxes Full of Recipes and Ingredients
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Zero-Waste Grocery Stores
'in.gredients Package Free Shopping' Revolutionizes Buying Food
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Homebound Grocery Gadgets
Hiku by Rob Katcher Makes Sure Nothing is Forgotten at the Supermarket
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Virtual Pastry Cashiers
The Brain Corporation Bakery System is Seriously Efficient
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Updated Food Data
FDA-Proposed Nutrition Fact Labels is More In-Depth and Realistic
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Crowdsourced Grocery Services
'Instacart' Lets Shoppers Browser Goods from a Variety of Stores
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Intuitive Shopper Accessories
The Tactile Shopping Glove Guides Your Hand Towards Desired Items
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Coat Rack Shopping Carts
The UpCart is a Radical Grocery Trolley Design
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Sustainable Supermarket Produce
Food From the Sky's Rooftop Garden Provides Store Veggies
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Voice-Activated Lists
The SmartShopper Grocery List Organizer is Advanced
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Daily Deal Supermarkets
Aisle50 Offers Half-Price Groceries to Loyal Shoppers
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Geo-Tagging Grocery Applications
The Shopster Smartphone Tool Reminds Users of Items Needed
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College-Targeted Food Pop-Ups
Uber Hosts 'The One Shop' Across University Campuses
AI Healthy Living Assistants
Hungryroot's SmartCart Simplifies Shopping and Meal Planning
AI-Powered Smart Trolleys
Instacart Unveils a New AI-Powered Shopping Cart Partnership with Aldi
Anti-Consumerism Subscription Services
The 'Nothing' Subscription Service Literally Offers Nothing
Anti-Food Waste Delivery Services
Gopuff and Misfits Market Partnered to Expand Fresh Food Options
Digital Sustainable Food Solutions
Special Projects Debuts Eco Lenses to Help with Decision-Making
Small-Format Grocery Stores
Amazon’s Whole Foods to Open New Small-Format Stores in Cities
Digital Celeb Shopping Experiences
This Walmart Digital Shopping Experience Has Customized Carts
Plastic Intervention Programs
Cleancult's Program Helps Households Make Sustainable Changes
Content-Based Shopping Experiences
Gopuff Launches 'Recipe Hub' for Quick Meal Ideas
All-in-One Recipe Discovery
Niche Recipes Simplifies Shopping, Delivery, and Expiry Tracking
Efficient Shipping Container Solutions
Boxhub Eliminates the Hassle of Buying a Shipping Container
Personalized Ecommerce Updates
Google Shopping Introduces a 'For You' Feed for its Ecommerce App
AI-Driven Last-Mile Deliveries
The Rounds Predicts When Items Need Replacing with Machine Learning
Private Label eCommerce Groceries
The Amazon Saver Range Offers Competitive Price Points
Digital Grocery Screens
Kroger Launches the New Digital Smart Screens Across 500 Store Locations
Refillable Product Pilots
Ocado Retail Debuts a Reusable Packaging Pilot with the Refill Coalition
Cashier-Free Grocer Expansions
Aisle 24 Continues to Expand in Canada Amid Success
Self-Service Commerce Kiosks
Cantaloupe Go Brings Buy-and-Go Expereinces to Customers
AI-Enhanced Grocery Apps
Instacart Unveiled a Suite of AI Features Coming to its Mobile App
Smart Shopping Cart Ads
Instacart Unveiled Ads for Its AI-Powered Caper Carts
Rebranded Food Delivery Apps
Skip Revamps Its Brand Identity to 'Skip to the Good Part'
Shoppable CPG Ads
Instacart-Powered Shoppable Video Ads are Coming to YouTube
Subscription-Sourced Dog Foods
Hello Fresh Unveils the New Dog Food Subscription 'The Pets Table'
Fresh Fruit Subscriptions
Edible Brands Launched a Fresh Fruit Subscription Delivery Service
Advanced Adaptive Retail Experiences
Walmart Unveiled New Retail Technologies at CES 2024
Food Delivery Retail Partnerships
Amazon Users can Now Order Grubhub from the Amazon App
Loyalty-Focused Grocery Initiatives
Tony’s Fresh Market Boasts a New Website and Loyalty Program
Recurring Grocery Delivery Features
Amazon Recurring Reservations Enhances Shopper Convenience
Leisure Activity Grocery Stores
The FreshTake Concept Grocery Store Blends Experiences
Curated Online Shopping Events
Walmart+ is Offering an Online-Only Shopping Event for Members
Value-Based Shopping Apps
Veebs Encourages Consumers to Learn About a Brand's Ethical Values
Expanded Food Delivery Apps
Instacart Partners with Uber Eats to Expand its Delivery Services
Rapid Grocery Delivery Services
Instacart and Albertsons Companies Have Expanded Their Partnership
Delivery-Based Food Rescue Initiatives
Albertsons Companies and Uber Partner on Food Rescue
Tech-Enhanced Grocery Retail Experiences
RSA America & the California Grocers Association Partner
Monthly Eco-Friendly Cleaning Boxes
Blueland's Three Subscriptions are Tailored for Home Cleaning
AI Grocery Assistants
'Ask Instacart' is a Time-Saving AI-Powered Search Tool
Nutritious Meal Delivery Service
Factor's Meal Delivery Service Revolutionizes Healthy Eating
Social Shopping Apps
Locker Helps Users Organize, Share, and Earn from Online Wishlists.
Low-Cost Grocer Program Promotions
Albertsons FreshPass Program is Offering New Members a Discount
Sustainable Disinfection Subscriptions
CleanCult's 'Refill Ritual' Service is Eco-Friendly
AI-Powered Supermarkets
Green Picks Market Autonomous Grocery Store is Frictionless
Integrated E-Commerce Apps
Amazon is Adding 'Buy with Prime' to Shopify through New Integrations
AI Dinner-Planning Apps
Dinnerfry Uses AI to Learn What You Like
Home Cleaning Subscription Boxes
'Grove Collaborative' Offers Subscriptions to Save Costs
Homemade Food Delivery Partnerships
Grocer Sobeys Partners with Homemade Food Marketplace Cookin
Product Exploration Retailer Tools
These New Instacart Discovery Tools Connect Brands to Retailers
Anti-Food Waste Solutions
Too Good To Go is Targeting Food Surplus Management with an AI Solution
Dedicated Sports Nutrition Marketplaces
Fuel Goods Was Founded by Laura Jorgensen & Courteney Low
Loneliness-Combatting Grocery Shopping Experiences
Oma's Soep Debuted a Shopping Basket Initiative
Mocktail Subscription Boxes
Mocktail Club Offers a Subscription Service
Sponsored Post-Birth Meals
Grubhub's Special Delivery Treats New Moms to the Meal They Dreamed of
Unsubscribing Activity Campaigns
Unsubscribe for Sports Challenges Canadians to Get Active
Hardware Delivery Partnerships
Instacart and The Home Depot Partnered for Same-Day Delivery
Unlimited Grocery Delivery Subscriptions
Amazon Launched a Grocery Subscription for Prime Members
Automated Food Planning Apps
The 'Munchy' App Takes a Long-Term Approach to Diets
Gamified Shopping Carts
Instacart Unveils New Updates to its Smart Shopping Carts
Digital Delivery Service Storefronts
Instacart Storefront Lets Retailers Customize the Interface
Contactless Car Wash Subscriptions
The 'FastLane' Subscription Can Be Accessed Through a Handy App
Back-to-School Shopping Services
Staples Teams Up with DoorDash to Release a New Delivery Service
Hourly Job-Finding Apps
Gigs is a Job Platform for the Gig Economy
Grocery Loyalty Partnerships
Amazon & Morrisons Announce MorePoints Support on the Amazon Store
Low-Waste Shopping Solutions
ASDA, Avery Berkel & Hanshow are Enhancing Sustainability in the UK
Four-Hour E-Commerce Deliveries
IShopChangi Launches an E-Commerce Delivery Service with FoodPanda
Imperfect Produce Subscriptions
Odd Bunch Delivers Oddly Shaped Produce to Consumers' Doors
Complimentary Spice Grocer Campaigns
Sainsbury's Seasonings Shuttle Service Provides Free Spices
Same-Day Beauty Deliveries
Sally Beauty and Instacart Expanded Their Partnership with New Offers
AI-Driven Grocery Services
Hungryroot is a First-of-Its-Kind Grocery and Recipe Delivery Service
Hybrid Community Supermarkets
The After Market is a Grocery Store and a Food Pantry
Nutritional Supplement Deliveries
Uber Eats and The Vitamin Shoppe Have Forged a Partnership
Smart Grocery Shopping Support
SmartChef Converts Grocery Lists Into Actionable Data
Sustainable Salad Meal Kit Deliveries
Inspired Go Debuts the New Fraîche Noodle Salad
Navigational Grocery Store Apps
Speed Grocer is a Trusted Companion for a Quicker Shop
Food Insecurity Match Programs
Albertsons Companies Offers a Nutritional Assistance Program
Accessible Online Retail Initiatives
Instacart and Walgreens Partnered to Accept SNAP/EBT Online
Eco Grocer Delivery Solutions
Fulfilled by Misfits Leverages the Misfits Market Platform
Retail Food Preparation Stations
Urban Eat Debuts a Smart Retail Solution for its Food-to-Go Range
Short-Form Foodie Feeds
Uber Eats is Testing Out a New Vertical Feed Like TikTok and Instagram
Artisanal Gluten-Free Deliveries
Wildgrain Debuts Bake-From-Frozen Gluten-Free Bread Subscription
Expanded D2C Deliveries
Kroger Debuts Two New Spoke Factories to Improve White Glove Deliveries
Geo-Targeting Store Advertisements
Tesco Recommends Ads Based on a Shopper's Location in a Store
Food Delivery Loyalty Programs
Grubhub Has Reintroduced Its Loyalty Subscription Program Grubhub+
Checkout-Free Grocery Stores
ALDI Launches the Innovative 'ALDIgo' Checkout-Free Grocery Store
Personalized Retail Media Networks
Thrive Market Collaborates with Instacart on a New Network
Asian Retail Automation Technologies
Ikea South Korea is Using Automation for Online Ordering
Checkout-Free Campus Retail Experiences
Grubhub Will Use Amazon Just Walk Out Technology on Campus
Virtual Convenience Stores
The Instacart-Powered ALDI Express Offers 30-Minute Deliveries
Online Grocer Meal Planners
The ALDI Meal Planner Hub Offers Ample Inspiration for Recipes
Self-Driving Food Delivery Services
Uber Eats is Launching Waymo Delivery Services in Phoenix
Italian Pantry Goods Subscriptions
Giadzy Offers 3 Subscription Boxes Starting at $35 Per Month
App-Based Grocery Discounts
Olio and Gander Introduce a New Deals Section on its Mobile App
Food Waste-Combatting Smart Stickers
Grey Colombia Unveils a Set of Progressive Produce Stickers
Big Box Delivery Subscriptions
Walmart Canada Launches the Affordable Delivery Pass
Holiday Grocery Delivery Hotlines
The Getir Christmas Emergency Hotline Offers Fast Deliveries
Global Food Retail Expansions
Supermarket Italy Emphasizes Global Flavors from Around the World
Offline Shopping Campaigns
'Shop Offline' Helps People Rediscover the Joy of Real-World Shopping
BNPL Shopping Subscriptions
Klarna Adds a Subscription Plan for Frequent Shoppers
Curated Meal-Time Videos
BingeAndEat Curates Youtube Videos to Enjoy While You Eat Effortlessly
Plant-Based Grocery Collections
Purple Carrot Launches the Grocery Collection Called Plantry
All-in-One Meal Planning Tools
Eatlicious Optimizes The Cooking Process, Start to Finish
Multi-Brand E-Commerce Expansions
Multiple Grocers are Adapting Instacart's Storefront Pro Tool
Same-Day Grocer Delivery Benefits
Instacart and SNAP Will Offer Same-Day Delivery for Recipients
Unified Subscription Management Apps
The 'SubX' Subscription Manager Supports Over 1,000 Services
Grocer-Connected Kitchen Appliances
Kroger and GE Appliances Partnered to Optimize Meal Prep
South African Delivery Launches
Shoprite Now Offers Online and Bulk Delivery for South Africans
Dynamic Carrot Collections
Bolthouse Fresh Foods Unveils Sustainable Packaging for Three Products
Virtual Convenience Store Concepts
Aldi Launches a Virtual Convenience Store Called Aldi Express
Food Management Apps
The KIFF App Helps Consumers Manage and Track the Freshness of Their Food
On-Demand Grocer Deliveries
Sprouts Farmers Market and Uber Eats Partnered for Fast Delivery
Third-Party Coupon Providers
Instacart Taps Ibotta to Provide Customers with Digital Coupons
Fee-Free Grocer Deliveries
Kroger Grocery Connect Combats Against Food Deserts
Retail Food Expiry Tools
Gander Taps C-Store Collective to Launch a New Service Partnership
Vegetarian-Only Delivery Services
Zomato Introduces the New Pure Veg Mode for Vegetarian Consumers
Money-Saving Grocery Apps
Schnuck Markets and Upside Launch a Co-Branded App for Rewards
Ready-to-Blend Smoothie Kits
'SmoothieBox' Offers Premade or Customizable Smoothie Kits
Smart Healthcare Imagine Subscriptions
GE Healthcare's 'Smart Subscription' Covers CT Systems
Video Call Shopping Services
Apple's Specialist over Video Service Enhances Personalization
Unconventional Foodie Magazines
Food& Magazine Explores the Weird and Wonderful World of Food
Speedy Same-Day Grocery Deliveries
Instacart and Giant Eagle Have Partnered for Same-Day Delivery
Sustainable Imperfect Groceries
Spud Delivers Unique Foods to the Homes of Eco-Conscious Consumers
Regulated Sustainability Solutions
FoodChain ID Unveils a Suite of Solutions for Sustainable CPG
Customizable Shopping Management Tools
HandyTote Ensures Items are Easily Classified and Located
Seasonal Grocer Celebrations
Natural Grocers AUTUMNFEST Offers Ample Discounts
South African Delivery Enhancements
Takealot Introduces an Unlimited Free Delivery Subscription
Employee-Free Smart Stores
The 'Teo' Employee-Free Store in Germany is a Success Story
Grocery Delivery Payment Updates
DoorDash Now Accepts SNAP/EBT Online Payments
Multi-Service Subscription Perks
Amazon is Offering Up to 24 Months of Grubhub+ Free on Prime
Fakeaway Grocery Store Products
These Iceland Foods Products Enable Restaurant-Inspired Meals
Purchasable Grocer Recipe Platforms
IGA Family Meals Made Easy Recipe Platform is Inspirational
Vegetable-Packed Recipe Deliveries
The Gousto 'Veg Table' Recipe Boxes Include 12 New Dishes
Cheese Subscription Clubs
Murray's Cheese Club Offers Themed Journeys for Product Discovery
Inventory Management Systems
Sprouts Integrates Instacart's FoodStorm Into its Management System
Streamlined Grocery List Makers
HoneyDo Translates Spoken Word Into an Organized List
EBT-Supported Grocery Deliveries
Amazon Debuts an Unlimited Grocery Delivery Service for EBT Users
Efficient Personalized Idea Newsletters
Sofon Curates Personalized Insights From Numerous Sources
Digital Organization Tools
Pantry Simplifies the Process of Collecting and Storing Links
Streamlined Meal Planning Apps
Foodpot Helps with Meal Planning and Recipe Discovery
Flexible Food Delivery Services
DoorDash Supports Parents & Individuals with Disabilities
Expansive Grocer Holiday Promotions
Natural Grocers Holly Deals Offer Up to 46% Off Products