COVID-19 APP GROCERY HELPER APP
Problems
Solutions/Core Features
Personas
Difficulties
The wait time of grocery shopping is too long
The people are not sure whether the supply is in stock or not
Provide average wait times for stores
List products that are out of stock
Fake info can be updated
It is hard to be updated every moment
The waiting time can be different than expected
Recommend stores based on the average wait time
The amount of supply can be different than expected
Who would use it
Parents
Seniors
Everyone else
Provide the hours of operation
User Story 1: I want to know if there is
a dedicated time slot for seniors to shop
Some stores have time slots exclusive to seniors
User Story 2: I want to know if I have to wait for a long time, and if I do, get a recommendation of another store near me
User Story 1: I don't have a lot of time to wait to buy groceries, I need to know if I bother lining up, or trying again another day
The elderly are vulnerable in public so its dangerous for them to shop.
User Story 3: I would like to know if there is a delivery system for the store I go to, and if there is one, I would like to be directed to the system to order safely from home.
User Story 2: I have a lot of children and a lot of mouths to feed, I need to know that the stores I shop at are not sold out of food
User Story 1: I buy groceries after work, but I don't want to be turned away by stores because I lined up too late.
User Story 2: As a healthcare worker, I don't have a lot of time or energy, I need to know what stores I am able to finish buying groceries the fastest
Limited shops
Costco
IGA
LondonDrugs
ShoppersDrug Mart
Use a database to store data about each place
NoSQL? SQL?
T&T supermarket
User provided data
Choices Market
Track when data was recorded
Show average for different time frames
10 minutes can be an hour
show the peak times for each store
filter stores by wait time
When there's no use the last update could be 2 days ago.
Can be varied depend on population density
Inform users of special services
Some stores have delivery options available
competitive products
Toilet papers
stores with a lower average is the safest option
Mask
Senitizer
Dairies
Ex: Costco may be busy at a given time, while superstore is empty
Frozen foods
Ex: Only show wait times under 30 min