I worked with shoppers for films, TV, magazine shoots.
Like Instacart, Cornershop works with shoppers to track down products in stores and then deliver them in 90 minutes or less.
Few designers who work with independent shoppers will discuss this practice, for fear of alienating retailers likely to object that affluent customers are being diverted from their aisles.
As its director, he also leads Market Umbrella, a nonprofit "mentor" organization that advises 1,250 public markets on working with farmers, shoppers, chefs, communities and regulatory officials.
The rest of us scrounge for coupons or frequent deal websites or wait for sales, but the wealthy get discounts by working with personal shoppers who have a connection with a store, or by negotiating with shop managers directly if they're picking up the item themselves.
These living, breathing "bots" typically are free the retailer pays and work one on one with shoppers to hunt down everything from the perfect cocktail dress to entire holiday gift lists.
The company says it was already experimenting with shoppers working as part-time employees in Boston as part of a pilot trial, and it will now roll out that program to Chicago, with other cities to follow in the future.
In fat times, compulsive shoppers work with extra fervor to keep up with the Joneses.
Like these chefs, shoppers can work with whole sections of beef or pork to save money.
