Convenience Store Online Marketplace & Delivery for the Vulnerable

新冠疫情前，消费者对便利和网购的需求明显上升。不幸的是，对于当地的高街商店来说，这意味着客流量和店内销售额的减少，加上商业利率上升的压力。不幸的是，目前的大流行加剧了当地商店的压力。它还强调了送货上门的必要性，特别是对那些无法亲自购买杂货和必需品的人，像**脆弱**、**NHS工作人员**和**老年人**。谷歌analytics最新的英国移动报告显示，实体商店的客流量下降了41%。不幸的是，像“冠状病毒关闭肆虐商业街”这样的标题并不罕见。虽然杂货店正在努力满足送货需求，但它们根本跟不上。现在平均等待时间超过三周。但有一个解决办法，我们当地的便利店库存充足，正在寻找额外的收入。问题在于，迄今为止，便利店在在线销售和配送方面的服务不足。这就是为什么我们建议开发和运营一个专门连接当地便利店和客户需求的在线市场和配送平台。Drinkly在三年前开始交易，当时他了解到消费者对电子商务的需求，以及随着越来越多的消费者在网上购物，高街零售商需要寻找新的收入来源。我们专注于服务不足的非特许经营领域，并努力为非特许经营的店主增加收入。我们的努力得到了回报，为我们的第一个零售合作伙伴增加了超过30%的收入。我们的工作也得到了业界的认可，被评为2019年苏格兰中小型企业年度数字业务，并被列为2020年英国科技创新公司之一。在2019冠状病毒病的阵痛中，我们了解到消费者比以往任何时候都更需要将基本家居用品送货上门，当地独立零售商需要在线销售，以确保其业务在疫情期间和之后的未来。凭借我们为非授权贸易建立市场和交付平台的知识，**我们具有独特的优势，可以利用我们的技术和业务经验使该项目取得成功**。这笔拨款将使我们能够开发和快速部署连接便利店和顾客的技术，并在帮助顾客和零售商度过这段艰难时期和以后的日子方面发挥重要作用。改变项目范围在整个项目中，我们一直在不断学习如何最好地将我们的项目推向市场，并听取消费者的反馈，以了解将我们的主张商业化的最佳方式，通过确保我们拥有强大的商业模式来为消费者，零售商和经济增加真正的价值。-我们正在寻找资金，以确保该项目的2名员工将其推向市场-根据零售商和消费者的反馈，我们希望为零售商提供司机，并寻求第三方的支持来帮助我们完成这项任务-我们希望获得法律支持，以确保我们符合所有英国的贸易立法

Before Covid-19, consumer demand for convenience and online shopping were on a clear rise. Unfortunately for local high street shops, this meant reduced footfall and in-store sales compounded by the pressure of increasing business rates.The current pandemic has unfortunately **exacerbated the pressures on local shops**. It has also highlighted the need for home delivery, especially to those who can't physically shop for groceries and essentials, people like the **vulnerable**, **NHS staff**, and the **elderly**.The latest Google analytics Mobility Report for the UK shows physical traffic to shops is down by 41%. Unfortunately it's not uncommon to read headlines like "Coronavirus Shutdown Ravages High Street".While grocery stores are trying hard to meet delivery demand, they simply can't keep up. Average wait times are now exceeding three weeks.There is a solution though, our local convenience stores are well-stocked and looking for additional revenue. The problem is that to-date convenience stores have been underserved for online sales and delivery.That's why we propose developing and operating a **purpose-built online marketplace and delivery platform specifically connecting local convenience stores and customers need**.Drinkly started trading three years ago after understanding the need in consumer demand for ecommerce and the need for high street retailers to find new revenue streams as more consumers were shopping online.We focussed on the underserved off-licence sector and have worked hard to drive revenue to off-license store owners. Our efforts have paid off, adding over 30% revenue to our first retail partner. We've also been recognised by industry for our work, being named 2019 Scottish SME Digital Business of the Year and being listed as one of TechNation's Top 2020 UK Startups.In the throes of Covid-19, we understand how much more than ever consumers need home delivery of essential household items and that local independent retailers need to sell online to secure the future of their businesses during _and_ after the pandemic.With our knowledge of building a marketplace and delivery platform for the off-licence trade, **we're uniquely positioned to use our technical and business experience to make this project a success**. This grant will allow us to develop and quickly deploy technology to connect convenience stores and customers and **play an important part in helping customers and retailers during these difficult times and beyond**.CHANGE TO PROJECT SCOPEThroughout the project we have been constantly learning how best to bring our project to market and listening to consumer feedback to understand the best way to commercialise our proposition add real value to consumers, retailers and the economy by ensure we have a strong business model to commercialise.- We are looking for funding to secure 2 members of staff on the project to bring it to market- Based on retailer and consumer feedback we would like to supply drivers to retailers and are looking for the support of a third party to help us in this quest- We would like to get legal support to ensure we are compliant with all UK legislation to trade