'Milk & More' doorstep deliveries

MrsStepford

I get two 5L bottles of water on Monday and Friday and one on Wednesday. One box of organic eggs on Friday in case we run out. 4 x 150g organic yoghurt Mon, Wed, Fri. Organic kiwi fruit when available. 

Lots of organic food has disappeared. There's loads of carp Warburton's bread now. 

Stuart_W

MrsStepford said:

I get two 5L bottles of water on Monday and Friday and one on Wednesday. One box of organic eggs on Friday in case we run out. 4 x 150g organic yoghurt Mon, Wed, Fri. Organic kiwi fruit when available. 

Lots of organic food has disappeared. There's loads of carp Warburton's bread now. 

It is quite a shift that's going on. Muller sold it loss making, so the new owners are showing how they have decided there is no route to profit in the "farmers market on wheels" model and going more mainstream, which given many of the delivery apps have local and convenience stores offering such brands at similar or better prices, the only unique market they are going for is the small order free delivery model, which I would have thought with commonly available products is quite a small appeal where the same items can already be delivered. The Sainsbury Price Match thing is a new approach too - will they really make enough money delivering just a pint of milk and a loaf of bread? I suppose they are hoping to increase volume. I suppose they've got to try something, but they will need to find lots of new customers to replace those who will go elsewhere for their organic and more artisan stuff. I think my local Co-op with 99p delivery fee offers more organic stuff at a cheaper price already even after the delivery fee is added -  so I think they are going to struggle to achieve scale at the market they are pitching to. I could be wrong. I hope I am because for some people their service is great. But for enough to survive?

MrsStepford

Our deliveries have begun to arrive later or instead of 4am, now 5.30. OH has to leave before 6am, to get a parking space outside his office ! We are monitoring the deliveries and may group the water and yoghurts when husband works from home instead. 

I don't like having to wade through hectares of Warburton and Kingsmill rubbish to find a few organic products. I can get 5L water for 1p more from ASDA, Iceland and Sainsbury's. It's just the organic yoghurts and butter I would find difficult to get. The goats milk is way cheaper at ASDA at 1.80 per litre. 

Riverford delivers organic food free of charge, but doesn't arrive early. Abel & Cole delivers organic food, charges and again, doesn't arrive early. They were Milk & More 's competition. Now, as you say, they are competing with supermarkets and convenience stores. 

We have two Co-op stores within a 5-10 minute walk but neither delivers