ShoppSavvy gets savvier with mobile prices from MyWebGrocer
MyWebGrocer has partnered with Big in Japan (developer of ShopSavvy) for an update to the ShopSavvy Android app. ShopSavvy, which released it’s Rodan update last Friday, is a mobile price comparison service - with MyWebGrocer, ShopSavyy users can now check prices at over 90 grocery chains.
How does it work?
Simple - just scan a product barcode. That’s it. ShopSavvy will then check the product for better prices elsewhere - even on-line.
MyWebGrocer specialises in providing digital services for grocers, and claims to have 90+ grocery retailers on its books. So anyone with an Android device can run instant price checks on any item in a grocery store. Users can also save these items onto a “wish list” and receive updates for when the price changes. So if you need to know the exact moment that the price of radishes changes, then this service is for you.
From the release:
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with a mobile leader like Big in Japan,” said Alec Newcomb, MyWebGrocer’s Vice Presdient. “Customer response to ShopSavvy in the US has been incredible, and we are excited about being able to provide relevant and timely information on the 800,000 branded products across our 95 Grocery Retailers.”
“Grocery data has been a challenge for ShopSavvy from the very start. More than 25% of ShopSavvy users have scanned more than a million grocery items with limited success over the past year,” said Alexander Muse co-founder of Big in Japan. “Our partnership with MyWebGrocer means users can finally access real-time pricing and inventory for hundreds of thousands of grocery related items.”
What we think?
Oh, I can just see store owners hating this service. Services like StoreXperience aim to keep people in-store, but when you can check the price of a head of lettuce against every other store in town, it just makes things more difficult.
What I want to see is an app. that lets you submit your shopping list and it tells you which ONE store is the cheapest overall. For groceries I am not willing to drive around between stores to save 5 cents on a head of lettuce. This app. only makes sense for big ticket items.
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