Sabari Stores, a supermarket on Vilankurichi Road, has taken a step towards becoming a virtual supermarket. It has launched a mobile application (an Android) for customers to place orders for grocery, household, personal care and beverage items.
According to R. Natarajan of Sabari Stores, a four-member team worked for almost a year to develop the application. In the next phase, the application will be available on iOS, the service will be extended to more areas in the city.
Mr. Natarajan says that the store on Vilankurichi Road has 7500 products in 16 broad categories and it already offers home delivery service. Now, customers can place orders by downloading the application and either pick up the products at the shops or get it home delivered. “In the last three months we received 45 orders,” he says.
The application is mainly for office goers who might not be able to come to the shop to buy products. There are several online stores.
But, the mobile application has an advantage as customers can place orders on their phone. Customers are using the application mainly to buy grocery products, he adds.
A four-member team worked for almost a year to develop the application
