When doing in-person shopping at walmart, I often find myself unable to locate items and walking repeated distances because of bad route planning. The walmart app is useful, but if my shopping list is long, searching each product in the app gets inconvenient.

What I've created is an app where you only need to input your product search queries, and the app:

• automatically populates product information such as prices, picture, aisle, and title
• reorders your shopping list in a way that minimizes walking and saves time.

Having a picture for an item helps me locate it quicker, and while other apps also allow users to add pictures, it's a manual process. Other apps can group items by category which is helpful, but they can't give the specific order where items should be bought.

I shop most of my things at walmart, so for my personal use, this app is specifically designed to work for walmart. Not sure if others have the same problem or have better solutions.

For fairness, it was almost closing, and he was new, but he made me uncomfortable.

I'm a regular shopper, and my biggest fear is being accused and also self checkouts.

Twice in my life, I got distracted, and forgot to pay/scan at self checkout... but I instantly went back and fixed the issue. There was no security at the time, so it wasn't a huge issue.

However, I fear they won't give you the chance to being honest.

(BTW lots of times, there are no registers opened)

Also, the security guard made it so obvious he was following me, which made things uncomfortable.

Anyone a regular and have a security guard follow them multiple times.. did they ever stop following you at some point?

I’m traveling back home in a couple weeks from the uk (Birmingham in particular) and I want to take back a couple things that are too expensive in my country, such as cranberries, pecans, sun dried tomatoes etc… however, I’m unsure of where to buy them from in a worthy batch without it being unreasonably expensive (which would then beat the purpose of buying them from here instead of back home) any suggestions? (Amazon is my last resort) Thanks!

Hi everyone! I hope you guys are having a good day.

My group is doing a marketing research project for grocery shopping. Your insights are very much appreciated and needed! Thank you for your participation 😀

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Anyone here know where to find the bulk stickers you find at many coops? To write item number, tare, weight, etc? I feel like this should be an easy thing but I'm losing my mind over here.

Just trying to save money on my equipment list. Is this machine indispensable?

Hello everyone I am a senior in high school working on my capstone project and wanted to send out my survey if you have they time to do it please do, thanks!

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Earlier, I went grocery shopping, and my total bill was Php 478.45. I paid using my debit card. The cashier entered my bill and handed me the device to type in my PIN. I entered my PIN and clicked "Next," but it failed to load. The cashier then re-entered my bill and handed the device back to me for my PIN again. Afterward, I checked my account (Landbank) and noticed that I had been charged twice for the same amount.

If anyone is available to complete this survey it would be greatly appreciated! This is for a class assignment, no follow ups will be completed. Thanks!

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I am a snack distributor contracted out for a few brands. This one store I deliver to is owned by a national grocery chain (the chain is Spartan Nash, but I won’t say what store this is) and is located in a small rural town with 6,000 people. It’s about a mile down the road from Walmart, and the store doesnt do well for most brands including mine. Every time I deliver I am just grossed out by how much of a dump this place is especially being owned by a national grocery chain. There’s just stuff piled to the ceiling inside, the facility is dirty, and I’m shocked that it’s a grocery store. At what point does a place like this get reported? It’s seriously gross.

I may be getting a grocery stocking job, will I be assigned to an aisle and will the products be already sorted for that aisle? I am worried I won’t know where the products go. I live in Canada.

What type of margin should you give to WFM when trying to enter into the Whole Body department with a new product?

I kind of got a shock today. Went to the WFM meat counter expecting to pay a bit extra for convenience. Instead found GAP 4 (Pastured) 85 Ground Beef for $7.75/lb. That seems really low. The farm I was buying GB from sells it for $8.75/lb, and it's probably not even GAP 1. Seven Sons is 50% more expensive, White Oak Pastures is 30% more. I thought the online ones would be cheaper for sure since they are direct-to-consumer. Does anybody know how they manage to be so competitive?

Hi! I'm starting an asian-inspired neighborhood market and am wondering where others source their Asian snacks, frozen food, and pantry essentials. Items such as frozen dumplings and other prepared meals, chips, crackers, nuts, candy, desserts, drinks, noodles, condiments, etc.

I'll need distribution to Texas. Please let me know the company's name, how you setup an acct, minimum purchase order, shipping cost and frequency, and anything else that would be helpful to know.
Thanks in advance!

Hello, if any of you can fill out this quick survey it would be greatly appreciated! Just trying to figure out some commons pertaining to shopping and spending habits. No follow up will be conducted! Thanks!

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Hi yall i just got promoted to lead at my grocery store chain. First day as i come in im told they have me on the schedule to do 6am to 2pm on monday, saturday and sunday then overnights on Wednesday and Thursday at 9pm to 5am. I think this is p insane. And wondering what my options are. Like according to this ill get off at 5am on friday and then be right back in the next day 6am.

I was overnight manager for a year at my old job and could tell the adverse effects such switching can have on my health, any guidance is appreciated! I am apart of union ufcw if that helps

I’ve been ordering groceries online through Instacart recently, but I’ve come to find it really limiting. I like to use my grocery trips as kind of a release after a long day where I can wander down the aisles and find treats or fun cosmetics, but I’m too tired to go in person and do the whole shebang (pregnancy sucks lol). Can anyone relate? Is there a good online option to scratch the itch?  

Am I correct in assuming grocery stores that are heavy on premade stuff are just being resourceful with close to expiring items (meats and produce)?

Hi everyone,

I’m in the process of launching a dried fruit brand in Quebec, Canada, and I’m currently trying to figure out how to price my products to ensure they’re profitable for distributors and stores, without being overpriced for anyone in the supply chain, including end consumers.

I’m looking to understand the profit margins that both distributors and stores expect. I want to price my products in a way that ensures distributors and retailers are making the profit margins they expect, while also ensuring the product stays affordable for the end consumer.

Here’s an example of what I’m looking for:

• Distributors: If a distributor purchases a product for $1 and sells it for $1.40, that would be a 40% markup on the cost price. But on a margin level, that would represent a 28.6% profit margin. What kind of profit margins do distributors typically expect in the food industry, particularly for packaged snacks like dried fruit?

• Stores: If a store purchases a product for $1.40 and they want to maintain a 50% margin, they would need to sell the product for $2.80 (representing a 100% markup from the distributor price). What kind of margins do stores typically expect when reselling products like these?

• Product Size Impact: Does the size of the product (e.g., smaller snack packs vs. larger bulk bags) influence the margins that stores and distributors expect? Do larger bags tend to have lower margins per gram compared to smaller ones?

• Shipping Costs: When delivering products to the distributor, who usually absorbs the shipping costs? Does the manufacturer typically cover this, or is the distributor expected to pay? Are there common practices like offering free shipping for orders above a certain value?

I’d appreciate any advice or insights, particularly from those in the food distribution or grocery retail industries. I want to ensure my pricing is fair across the board. Thanks so much for your help!

Applying for a job, would "Front End Entry Level" (part-time) check out for me? I'm assuming that's the case, I just don't want to apply for some professional thing because I'm an idiot.