In an effort to make grocery pick-up more streamlined, Lowes Foods recently teamed up with retail automation company Bell and Howell to provide grocery pickup services at office buildings. This comes as individuals being returning to the office, making the food pickup process more efficient. Thus far, the new initiative is only available in North and South Carolina.
“In today’s contactless delivery world of ease and convenience, this partnership provides consumers with more pickup and delivery options for their grocery shopping experience,” said Joe Zuech, Vice President of Grocery Pickup for QuickCollect Solutions. “Our QuickCollect GL lockers are already being used for automated order pickup of fresh food order by grocers, retailers, food banks, and farmers markets across North America” he added.
Customers will be alerted when their order is ready via text or email.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Office Building Grocery Pickups
- Office building pickups of groceries are becoming more popular with technology integration, offering a chance for grocery stores to expand their delivery options.
- Contactless Delivery
- The demand for contactless delivery is on the rise, with the office building grocery pick up program substantially increasing the demand for such services.
- Automated Order Pickups
- The use of automated lockers in grocery pick up is becoming more common and it's likely to become the norm in the coming years.
Where This Applies
- Grocery
- Grocery stores have an opportunity to expand their customer base by implementing the office building pickup service and tapping on the demand for contactless delivery.
- Tech
- Technology companies offering automated pickup services can create more innovative and efficient systems for grocery pickup.
- Real Estate
- Real estate companies can incorporate the grocery pick up service as an add-on amenity to their office building, this will make their building more attractive to tenants and even increase their rental rates.
