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Peapod co-founder Thomas Parkinson on how Peapod is attempting to revolutionize the concept of buying groceries.
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Thank you felt.
And online grocery rolling out with a new service that could revolutionize the shopping industry and we've got Jeff Flock joining us live from Lake Zurich Illinois with more Jeff.
-- and a massive heat hot distribution center here outside Chicago Anatolia.
You look at those retail numbers out positive in the foods although if you look at.
You know the food -- grocery stocks had been week.
But -- pot has been booming one of the reasons is technology absolutely and it's not just the technology it's the people the younger generation that using the technology.
And here's the latest technology Tom Parkinson a good friend of ours you know he says Chicago companies that have been found in Chicago we love those companies.
This is the latest technology this is a virtual.
Grocery store that you are now putting on plane train platform for computer.
That's right where they were bringing the actual stored -- when you're very very busy here on the move at -- -- -- anywhere anytime coming out working you're Smart Car.
Play at a do.
Is go to the UPC -- Scan it will be just bought back and that brings up the product right here.
So I'm actually you know grocery store -- those and scanning that's right and it's.
What what's amazing is it's building the awareness of mobile and so 25% of our orders now -- touched by mobile.
First thing when he you started this business founded it delivering their groceries yourself but your own car.
Absolutely well I picked the groceries and then we delivered and in my Honda Civic.
And here's a great -- I love about this company -- some.
Guys who found the company will sell it and then just you know -- on -- beach somewhere you stayed with the company even though now it wouldn't you sold a to a Dutch company.
Right but my brother Andrew and I are still running the company we're still very very passionate and this is personally want to win.
Anybody who meets you knows how passionate you are -- -- one of the co founders.
I'll.
All right thanks very much Jeff.
