Despite its short journey, the year 2020 will be marked by many events, all occurring worldwide. The main one is going to be the famous Coronavirus, which seems to have little desire to leave our confined lives, although there are other moments that could well serve as anecdote. One of them has happened in supermarkets, when the panic of the population translated into the massive purchase of toilet paper, without a doubt something that will remain in history.
Online shopping has become the solution to avoid going outside, both because of the confinement imposed and because of the lower risk of catching other people who are going to buy from the supermarket. If you want to follow the same steps and thus protect your family, what better way to do it by taking a look at this list with the apps of all the supermarkets that exist to be able to buy online.
All traditional supermarkets
We are going to differentiate between two sectors, the first being that of traditional supermarket chains, from which we can find a physical establishment to go shopping, beyond their app. Then we will review some apps that what they give is the service of going for you to any supermarket to bring you the purchase.
Mercadona
It has been the epicenter of psychosis due to toilet paper , and where large queues have originated to buy any type of product. It is one of the most influential companies in the country, which has seen its activity increase exponentially in these times. With your app, we will have all the products in the palm of our hands thanks to a simple interface, and without leaving home.
Hypercor
Owned by El Corte Inglés , it was decided that they should give their supermarket a proper name. It is another chain that, along with Mercadona, is spread across many parts of Spain. As for your app, the most striking thing is the way of displaying your products, since they are placed on their respective shelves and refrigerators, as if it were a supermarket simulator, with more than 25,000 consumer items available.
Alcampo
Another of the large supermarket chains that, if it stands out in any way, is in the interface of the app. It has an innovation that has radically changed the design it previously had, in fact it has been awarded for that achievement . Without a doubt, one of the most worked apps in this sector for the Android version. In addition, it consists of a product locator to know the location of the item we are buying, both in the same supermarket and in another located in a different area.
My Carrefour
This chain of hypermarkets and supermarkets raises the ante with more than 1 million items to buy in its online store . In addition, for the payment method we can add both the credit card and the Carrefour card, so that we do not have to fill in that information again. On the other hand, all the brochures or coupons that we have accumulated, have the same validity when used in the app, even if they have been collected in the store.
Lidl
A company that is characterized by extending its figure beyond a simple supermarket, offering non-edible products such as clothing, as well as with very competitive prices. In the app it would not be less, since it contains the same catalog with the possibility of redeeming coupons and different offers on our purchases. If we want to postpone the purchase of a product, nothing happens, we can add them to a wish list.
EROSKI – The Eroski Club APP
This national chain of Basque origin also has its own version for Android. Like carrefour, you can add the Eroski Club card to online purchases to obtain discounts and coupons for reaching a specific basket of items. Plus, other coupons are released regularly for specific products, and if we’re fast enough, we can grab them before they run out. Of course, it is an app that is still somewhat green.
DAY Supermarket Online
It is mandatory to register to add a shipping address, an identification and a payment method, but the app offers a kind of ‘tour’ to keep an eye on all the products you have, and their respective prices. For shipments, DIA works closely with Glovo, to reach as many addresses as possible.
ALDI Supermarkets
Another chain that is characterized by its low prices, although without giving up the quality of its products. Like the competition, it has decided to launch its own app, with features as striking as a section for weekly news, to be able to share the shopping baskets that we make or to have notifications about the products that are back in stock in the warehouse .
Alimerka
The supermarket company with origins in Asturias, has not wanted to be left behind in adapting to new technologies. In this way, we can buy all the products offered by this chain without leaving home, as well as request an invoice for what we have purchased. All promotions and discount coupons are equally valid both in store and in the app.
BonÀrea online
Despite its fame, it must be remembered that this chain only distributes products in the northwest of the Peninsula and the Mediterranean coast , although it has some establishments in Madrid, Castilla y León and Extremadura. Prices are maintained in online purchases, without any differentiation with respect to the physical store.
HiperDino Online
The inhabitants of the Canary Islands also have the possibility of staying at home and not going out to make the purchase. HiperDino offers more than 15,000 items in its online store, obviously with the option of paying through the app for greater security. It is necessary to highlight the coupon system that the supermarket has, since certain products contain what are called ‘Dinitos’, accumulative to exchange them in other purchases.
Apps that make you buy and bring it home
Not to be confused with apps that ship ready-made food, such as JustEat . They are online stores that collect products from various national supermarkets, offer discounts and establish a method of shipping and payment. Now, we cannot forget that some like UberEats or Glovo have adapted to the situation and offer the possibility of sending the “rider” to the supermarket to make us a purchase that, in general, cannot exceed 8 kilos in weight.
Amazon Prime Now
How? Buying from Amazon? Yes, the online commerce giant has been involved with fresh products for a long time, in collaboration with some supermarket chains nationwide. And with their usual diligence, they bring you anything – under normal circumstances – in just an hour. Of course, you must be a Prime user to access this service, which currently costs 36 euros a year, but also gives us access to Prime Video , Prime Music and free shipping of products, among other advantages.
Ulabox
The app has its own warehouse stock , that is, it is not dedicated to going to the supermarket to buy what we ask for. For this reason, it offers its own prices and discounts associated with those more than 16,000 products, without depending on what the large food chains establish.
Lola Market
This app does take care of going to the supermarket for the basket that we have ordered through it. It consists of personal shoppers with whom you can talk to specify details about the purchase, as well as the shipping and delivery time. In addition, if for some reason we forget something, we can use an additional cart to add that which at the last minute we have not fallen into including the main cart.
Deliberry
Another that does not have its own warehouse, so it buys the products directly from supermarkets. Of course, its main weapon is a differential aspect with respect to the rest. This weapon is called ‘mamashoppers’ , all experts in the knowledge of products and their prices, who will make the purchase for us, publish recommended baskets in the app and may suggest changes in our purchases on the go.
