How On-demand Grocery App Development Benefits Your Business During COVID-19

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How On-demand Grocery App
Development Benefits Your Business During
COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic has made the apocalyptic
visions real across the world. Home quarantine,
nationwide lockdowns, and travel bans have put
most of the cities standstill. The temporary
shutdowns and work-from-home situation have
crippled the corporate sector and peoples lives
have been badly affected.
Staying at home has become a norm for millions of
people to combat the spread of coronavirus, and
it results in the growth of on-demand app
development. Lets take an example to understand
this situation. Lockdown is the most effective
weapon to combat the dreaded coronavirus. But
then, the lockdown has its own challenges.
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The biggest challenge is to get food items or
groceries, and technology can help people
overcome this challenge through on-demand grocery
apps. This is the reason why grocery apps like
Instacart and Wallmart Grocery have witnessed a
surge in the number of downloads in recent times.

• A grocery delivery app can meet the food delivery
  requirements effectively and it has become as
  crucial as restaurant app development these days.
  It is better to have an on-demand app for your
  brick-and-mortar Kirana store to grow business
  even when your customers are in their houses.
• You can build a grocery app to reach existing and
  new customers with ease. You can significantly
  increase sales while providing comfort and
  convenience to the customers.
• Here are the key reasons why on-demand grocery
  apps are highly popular these days.
• Reasons for Increasing Popularity of On-demand
  Grocery Apps
• In this COVID-19 era, people prefer to get
  grocery items at their doorstep. On- demand
  grocery apps can serve this objective in a secure
  and convenient

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• way. Here are some of the major reasons for the
  rising popularity of on- demand grocery delivery
  apps.
• Contactless Delivery As people tend to follow
  social distancing, they like to stay away from
  crowds and want to avoid any contact with unknown
  persons. The online grocery delivery app
  facilitates them to get rid of any risk of
  contamination while getting food or grocery at
  their doorstep. Such on- demand delivery apps
  also offer a No Contact option to minimize the
  possibilities of coming in direct contact with
  the delivery agents.
• Delivery agents are always at a high risk of
  infection because they interact with several
  consumers daily. Apart from providing facial
  masks and gloves, the grocery suppliers can make
  their delivery agents and consumers safe by
  offering the contactless delivery option. This is
  one of the biggest reasons why people prefer
  online grocery delivery apps.
• Secure Payment, Swift Delivery Other reasons
  include secure online payment and quick doorstep
  delivery. The on-demand grocery delivery apps
  have payment gateways that enable the users to
  pay by using multiple options like credit cards,
  debit cards, and mobile wallets. Whats more,
  when there is a need, users can get the doorstep
  delivery of grocery and food items thanks to
  such apps.
• These days, the trend of multi-delivery apps is
  on the rise. The on-demand app development is
  designed to provide enhanced user experience
  while increasing convenience. The mobile app
  development company can combine two services
  food delivery and grocery delivery in developing
  multi- delivery apps. During this COVID-19
  pandemic, such multi-delivery apps gain ground
  because they give flexibility and convenience in
  a single app.
• Multi-delivery apps are highly reliable and
  efficient in addressing the users food and
  grocery demands. It is easy to give the order for
  food items through a single tap. Here are some
  of the key benefits of the multi-delivery app.

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• Benefits of Multi-delivery App for Users
• Food and groceries in the same app
• Improved ordering and delivery services
• Users can get both food and groceries together at
  the same time
• More discount coupons and promotional offers
• Top Features of Grocery Mobile Apps
• As the COVID-19 outbreak spreads rapidly, anxiety
  prevails across the world. More people get
  reluctant to visit brick-and-mortar grocery
  stores. It is
• because physical contact with persons or products
  can spread the virus. Thanks to digitization,
  grocery delivery apps can help people to maintain
  social distancing. Here are the key features of
  grocery delivery mobile apps. We will go through
  the features of three different panels- user
  panel, delivery panel, and admin panel.
• Major Features in User Panel
• Login Users can register themselves through
  social media account or email id and phone
  number. After registration, the user can create a
  personal profile that includes name, age, and
  residential address.
• Search This is the most important feature of the
  on-demand grocery app. It enables users to
  search or browse various products across
  different categories.
• Shopping Cart This is another essential feature.
  Just like an eCommerce app, the grocery app also
  needs a shopping cart. The grocery app offers the
  Add to Cart option for users to add selected
  products that they want to buy later.

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• Payment Gateway It facilitates the users to pay
  using different payment options like PayPal,
  Stripe, credit/debit cards, and the like.
• Delivery Schedule and Order Tracing Users can
  order groceries or food as per their convenient
  time through this feature. Scheduled delivery can
  help users to ensure the delivery of products.
  With this, the order tracing feature enables the
  users to track their orders.
• Notifications This must-have feature in the
  grocery app enables you to send personalized
  notifications to the users about discount offers
  and coupons.
• Users can also get notifications regarding order
  status and payment.
• Other features in the on-demand grocery apps
  include reviews and help center. Companies can
  also consider integrating AI-powered chatbots in
  the grocery delivery app.
• Also Read- How Coronavirus Pandemic has Boosted
  Delivery Business Worldwide
• Major Features in Delivery Panel
• Geo-location Services This functionality enables
  the delivery persons to find the customers
  address and the shortest route to reach there.
• In-app Chat Delivery persons can contact with
  the customer through this feature. It is
  particularly helpful when the delivery persons
  unable to find the customers address.
• Accept/Reject Delivery This option enables the
  delivery persons to either accept or reject the
  delivery orders. Delivery persons can reject the
  delivery of grocery items if the location of the
  users is too far.
• Schedule and Profile Just like users, delivery
  persons have to make their profiles in the app
  after a successful registration. They can see
  completed

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• orders and their remuneration in the profile.
  Also, they can make a daily schedule to get
  products delivered on time.
• Major Features in Admin Panel
• Dashboard It shows the movement of delivery
  persons and the status of orders in real-time.
  The admin can manage the entire delivery process
  with the help of an interactive dashboard.
• User Management It enables the admin to accept,
  reject, or ban the users if they find any
  profile fake or fraudulent. Also, this feature
  enables the admin to monitor the delivery status
  and find whether the user gets the order on-time.
• Inventory Management This is an important
  feature as it assists the admin to manage
  inventory and the entire supply chain.
• Delivery Management This feature enables the
  admin to track the movement of delivery persons
  and drivers. In case of any accident or mishap,
  this feature can assist the admin to find the
  location of delivery persons and handle the
  situation. The admin can also control the store
  or warehouse management.
• Real-time Analytics It helps the admin keep the
  entire process in control through obtaining
  real-time data.
• After looking at the key features, lets go
  through the cost-determining factors for the
  on-demand grocery delivery app.
• Cost of Grocery Delivery App
• Like other on-demand apps, the cost of grocery
  delivery apps depends on various factors
  including platforms, number of features, and
  hourly rate of developers. If you want to
  develop a grocery app for Android, it is costlier
  than the same for iOS.

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Android apps need to pass through rigorous
testing procedures because a large number of
Android devices are available in the market.
Also, the number of features is a cost-deciding
factor. Considering all these factors, the cost
of grocery delivery apps can remain around 14k
to 18k. However, if the number of features
increases, the development cost increases
significantly. The on-demand app development
company can give you a quote as per your
requirements. Concluding Lines Whether you own a
brick-and-mortar grocery shop or want to
establish an online startup, the on-demand
grocery app development can remain helpful to
attract people toward your business. Looking at
the trend of ordering grocery and food items
online, we can certainly expect that the
on-demand grocery app is here to stay. All you
need to find the right grocery app development
company to build a robust and secure grocery app.