Grocery Delivery Testing via Uber

Not unexpected once your get the network in place.  Still very limited in location.

In Supermarketnews.  Registration for full article.
Harris Teeter said Monday that it was upgrading its Express Lane click-and-collect online shopping to include home delivery through a partnership with UberRUSH. The delivery option is currently in pilot phase at Harris Teeter's Constitution Square store in Washington, D.C., and is only available to consumers within a five-mile radius of that store. The option is also limited to mobile shoppers. Related Harris Teeter could impact Kroger expansion plans Curbside and Uber team for ...    " 

Grocery Runners Home Delivery

Brought to my attention via a door nob hanger:  The Grocery Runners.  A third party company that delivers grocery items from Kroger markets at scheduled times. Kroger recently started self pickup tests of grocery orders in the area, this is a potential solution for the last part of the delivery supply chain.

Apparently only in (a limited) Cincinnati area at this time.  $10 per order plus 4% of cost of goods.    Seems to be well thought through.  No doubt there is demand for this, how much is unclear.  A detailed FAQ. Exploring further,