A New Grocery Store has "Bloomed!"
If you haven't heard the buzz yet you probably will be soon! Bloom is opening up stores in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina & Virginia.
You may be familiar with its sister company, Food Lion, but Bloom is competing against the higher end grocery stores (ie., Harris Teeter, Kroger, etc.). Bloom is the first to offer 20 minute parking spaces for those who are looking to grab items quickly and get out. They also are the first to offer handheld scanners while the customer shops. This allows the customer to scan & bag their items as they place them into the grocery cart which saves the customer valuable time. Bloom also offers wall mounted kiosks which offers recipes, allows the customer to choose a good wine, locate an item in the store AND retrieve a lost grocery list! Bloom also allows customers to mix 'n match to build their own 6 pack of beer.
If you live near Fort Mill, SC you get a MAJOR perk! You get PAT (Personal Assistant Technology); PAT is attached to your grocery cart which should make life easier while grocery shopping. The Bloom website doesn't go into detail with all that PAT can do, but my guess is that PAT replaces the handheld scanner and the wall mounted kiosks. This would mean that you can do everything right from your cart, but since I don't have a Bloom in my neighborhood I hope that someone will share their Bloom shopping experience with all of us here at E-Meals & Deals in the near future!
To learn more about Bloom or to see if a store is coming to you check out their website HERE!
You may be familiar with its sister company, Food Lion, but Bloom is competing against the higher end grocery stores (ie., Harris Teeter, Kroger, etc.). Bloom is the first to offer 20 minute parking spaces for those who are looking to grab items quickly and get out. They also are the first to offer handheld scanners while the customer shops. This allows the customer to scan & bag their items as they place them into the grocery cart which saves the customer valuable time. Bloom also offers wall mounted kiosks which offers recipes, allows the customer to choose a good wine, locate an item in the store AND retrieve a lost grocery list! Bloom also allows customers to mix 'n match to build their own 6 pack of beer.
If you live near Fort Mill, SC you get a MAJOR perk! You get PAT (Personal Assistant Technology); PAT is attached to your grocery cart which should make life easier while grocery shopping. The Bloom website doesn't go into detail with all that PAT can do, but my guess is that PAT replaces the handheld scanner and the wall mounted kiosks. This would mean that you can do everything right from your cart, but since I don't have a Bloom in my neighborhood I hope that someone will share their Bloom shopping experience with all of us here at E-Meals & Deals in the near future!
To learn more about Bloom or to see if a store is coming to you check out their website HERE!
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