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Recommendation and Personalized Shopping list

Chapter 2

This literature review aims to provide an overview of the current state of online grocery shopping
technologies And websites. The review focuses on the advancementsin e-commerce platforms, mobile
applications, delivery

Services, and user experience. By examining a range of scholarly articles, industry reports, and market
research,

This review identifies key trends, challenges, and opportunities associated with online grocery shopping.
The

Findings emphasize the impact of technology on changing consumer behaviors and the evolution of
grocery

Retailing in the digital age.

Nowadays, technology is changing how we buy groceries. Smart grocery platforms use fancy tech like AI
and data crunching to make grocery shopping easier. Instead of going to the store and making lists by
hand, these platforms suggest recipes based on what you like and what you have at home. They also
help you make personalized shopping lists that fit your needs and budget. These smart platforms are
good for both shoppers and stores. Shoppers save time and make better choices, while stores can sell
more by offering personalized deals.

According to Smith and Johnson 2021 investigate the adoption and impact of smart grocery platforms on
consumer behavior and satisfaction. Through a mixed-methods approach involving surveys, interviews,
and data analysis, the researchers delve into the factors influencing consumers’ decisions to adopt smart
grocery platforms and the subsequent effects on their shopping habits. The study not only examines the
functionality and usability of these platforms but also explores their implications for retailers, including
changes in inventory management, marketing strategies, and customer engagement. Furthermore, it
investigates the role of personalized recommendations and shopping lists generated by smart platforms
in enhancing the overall shopping experience and promoting healthier and more sustainable
consumption patterns. By shedding light on the adoption trends and consumer preferences related to
smart grocery platforms, this research offers valuable insights for retailers, policymakers, and technology
developers seeking to capitalize on the growing demand for innovative solutions in the grocery retail
sector.

In this study, Smith and Johnson look at how smart grocery apps are changing shopping habits. They
want to know why people use these apps and how it affects their shopping. They use surveys,
interviews, and data analysis to find out. They also see if these apps change how stores work and if they
help people make better choices when shopping. The study helps stores and others understand how
technology is changing grocery shopping.

According to Chevalier over two billion people will have made online purchases in 2020, with global e-
commerce earnings exceeding $4.2 trillion. Mobile shopping is also trendy in Asia, given the region’s
growing digital development. With that, international retailers have been catching up on online retailing
sales. One of the online markets is the food sector, which has been trying to penetrate the market by
providing online groceries. Food and groceries are some of the less established industries for online
retailing. This industry accounts for only 5% of total consumption compared to 18.9% of apparel and 10%
of homeware purchases in the digital market [3]. Several factors can account for the weak attributes of
the digital market of food and groceries. According to the food marketing institute (FMI) survey, online
grocery apps are not that widely used compared to other online retailing apps because customers want
to touch and see the foods they purchase. Customers find online grocery delivery times and delivery
methods inconvenient.

E-commerce is continuing to grow in the global economy, with a share of global gross domestic product
of

3.8% in 2019 and 5.4% in 2021, which is forecast to reach 6.4% by 2025. The primary drivers include
increased

Smartphone usage, the convenience and safety of purchasing daily essentials and luxury products from
home, the

Availability and variety of products and sellers, and rapidly evolving technology that includes voice
recognition,

Augmented reality, and artificial intelligence. Asia and the Pacific holds the largest share of the world’s
business-to-

Consumer (B2C) and retail e-commerce market, and is expected to account for 61% of the global total by
2025.

A usability analysis for the Smart Shopping List has also

Been conducted to ensure that the software application is built

In a way that the usability of the application has been properly

Maintained. This has been achieved by a feedback taken after

A 3 weeks of application usage by 17 individuals. Selected 9

Were from 22-40 years that ranged from an equal distribution

Of genders, and 7 picked from 40-50 years range with a

Distribution of 5 females and 2 males. One female was taken

From the age group of 50 to 65. All the participants except the

Last had an average prior knowledge in mobile applications.

Participants who were 40+ were novice to average smartphone

Users.

According to the feedbacks given, over 76% were happy

With the design of the application which let us make the direct

Judgement that the design allowed the users to get their

Intended activities done smoothly. One person who had

Difficulty understanding the application content was a novice

Smartphone user and was not very confident with mobile

Applications, although she found the application concept is

Useful, also the mapper component was the most popular

Module. This suggests that participants would be more

Benefited from the geolocation services than others however

Majority voted for this module were millennials. Item

Suggestions and BringMe! Were popular among other age

Groups which proved to be more extensive grocery shoppers.

The algorithm is proved to be functioning well and the

Application provides a great use to majority of the participants

To carry out their grocery shopping and demonstrating an

Overall approval net score of 76% with more than 82%

Positive ratings for a population of 17 participants.

Researchers in several countries (e.g., New Zealand, Singapore, UK, USA), for example, have collaborated
with software developers to build a

Platform for online behavioral research studies, which has the appearance and functionality of a real
grocery store website, including browsing, search, product pages, shopping cart and checkout. These
experimental online stores are also linked to food databases, with nutritional information collected from
food product labels. In addition to two-dimensional online stores, researchers have also created three-
dimensional “virtual” supermarkets and other online retail stores, which are designed to mimic a real
shopping experience in a brick-and-mortar store. These “virtual” online stores are built to test the
impact of various retail strategies, such as food swaps, price changes and nutrition labels, on purchase
intentions. However, to our knowledge, there are no detailed methods on how to create two-
dimensional online grocery stores for experimental research, which is important for consistency in the
literature and maximizing generalizability by creating realistic shopping experiences.

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