Simple Shopper TT

Shelly Dolabaille (04783747) , Candice Hector (04784797) , Khelice Rennie (806007365)

Introduction

Our group has decided to develop a Grocery List App for the technologically savvy market of today.

The name of the App is

Simple Shopper TT

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We are currently in the launch stage of the product planning and development process.

We have decided to lease this application to HILO as we believe that this franchise would be fully

equipped with updated software and database to effectively sync with the application.

What is the grocery list app?•Replaces traditional pen and paper grocery list

•Built-in database that digitally adds and upgrades a grocery list

•Manages list in quick, hassle free methods Alphabetically By Lane In order of priority (Budget feature) Recipe

Choice of OS

This application will be made available on app world (blackberry) and partnering websites such

HILO and www.simplytrinicooking.com

Why Blackberry?

• Captures a large cross section of T&T’s market.

• T&T is a fast growing “bb country.” In terms of mobile penetration, blackberry usage is very high.

• RIM Corporate Communications Manager Arno Glopmner says “Trinidad has always been one of our best markets, so we are expecting a great response. People love blackberry here.” Comment based on launch of Bold 9900 in October last year.

Place of Choice for Pilot

St. Augustine, HILO Food Stores

St Augustine’s popularity and store traffic was our top choice for this launch for numerous reasons:

• UWI students shop at HILO and these are high-tech, savvy customers will be more than likely to download the app

• Branch obtaining the coveted title “Branch Of The Month” for February 2012, which ranks each branch on the amount of sales the store receives and customer feedback.

How it worksSeveral ways items can be entered in grocery list:Scan barcode

• Neo Reader has been integrated into the app. It allows a Blackberry device to scan product barcodes and translates it into a BB barcode- instantly the content is delivered to your phone.

• Walk through isles, scan what you want, and price comes up and puts on list which can be used for

future reference

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Search database- type first letter, then select suggested word instead of typing all letters

Manual input•You can easily add these items manually that is in database. Eg. chives•The App also keeps track of favorite items so you don’t have to re-enter them each time you create a shopping list.

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App supports Push notificationsPush notifications is a tool available through certain apps that allow users to be notified when new information or actions that they’re interested in occur within certain apps (e.g. banded products, prices increases/decreases)

•App users have the option to receive notifications from HILO’s end as they occur, daily, weekly, monthly.

 

How it works continued…Products in the app would be categorized by:

•Lane•Alphabetical order•Product type•Day of the week•Recipe

HILO branches are structured differently with reference to isles, etc.The app will operate in tandem with these branches.

Has the ability to categorize grocery list based on recipes from Simply Trini Cooking Website:•Recipes have been integrated into the app•Scan barcode with recipe, recipe and ingredients downloads to phone, which, from there, you can opt to arrange them into category

How it works continued…Coupons/price discount- the app user would see “coupon available”, show the cashier who would scan this, after which it expires (applicable to users of app)

How system stays updated- HI LO updates there extensive database, which is integrated with our database, thus automatically updates ours and therefore the phone.

THE INTERFACE

Benefits of the grocery list app B2B

HILO• Partnering with HILO will drive traffic to their

stores• Hilo will be at top of consumer minds with

purchasing• Repeat customers

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Simply Trini Cooking (STC)

• Drives traffic to their website and Facebook page

• Utilization of their recipes

• More visibility for their sponsors, which will assist STC in securing and acquiring further sponsors

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Other businesses

• Displaying of bar codes on websites (one time sale), which will drive traffic to their website and promote the app

• Displaying of bar codes in stores or newspapers to offer coupons

• Presence on the most (anticipated) coveted grocery list in the country

• Repeat purchases once product is on the list

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Saves time

• Less time is spent compiling the grocery list

• Decisions about which products to purchase would have been predetermined so less time is spent at the grocery store wandering looking for items.

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More organized• There is no need to carry around physical coupons,

which is a feature that will be integrated into the app or grocery lists, which are easy to misplace.

• No need to look for a pen and paper to write down any items. Grocery items can be entered on to the list through various easy methods.

• No need to memorize any items and risk forgetting any important items

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Saves money/ Assists with budgeting

• Guards against impulse buying since everything you need is on the list

• Helps you accurately prepare your budget sheet

• Users of the app will become more disciplined and take up items on their list

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Healthy Living

• Planning ahead is one of the most powerful tools that can be used to control impulse buying, which leads to impulse eating. A diet and meal plan can be made on a customized list to help the user stay on track.

SWOT ANALYSIS

Strengths•First mover advantage

•Ability to organize by categories

•Simple design and interface

•Partnering with HILO and Simply Trini Cooking

•Interactive budget tool

•Push notification capabilities

•Scanner functionality

Weaknesses• Real time updating of product listing may not be

available

• Unable to accurately determine in-store availability of products (HILO is somewhat inefficient with regard to database inventory and supply chain management)

• App can be used at other grocery stores since product barcodes are not customized to HILO.

• Many smart phone users shop at other grocery stores, thus excluding part of the target market

• Scanner has difficulties with shiny or round objects

Opportunities• Future versions of the grocery app can account for

products in stock at warehouses.

• Updated version: Voice recognition Ability to compare prices, Ability to edit your grocery lists online Sort by brand Customize based on budget

• Expand usage to other groceries

Threats• Decline in BB sales: Internationally, BB sales have

declined, due to upsurge of the iPhone and other Android. This trend may eventually occur here.

• Potential for new entrants into the market

• Design is at present for Blackberry models only. If Bmobile/Digicel switch focus to Android, then Simple Shopper TT app will have to go back to the drawing board.

Price-Revenue Model

Our Simple Shopper TT app would be free

•The decision to implement no charge on customers was based on Trinidadian culture

•Firstly, the ratio of credit card holders (which would need to be used to purchase the app on Blackberry App World) to debit card holders is significant

•Trini culture is accustomed to “freeness” thus charging would not be effective

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B2B Business will drive revenue for the app, via:

• Purchasing of barcodes- for coupons

• Search Engine Marketing- companies will have to pay to get their products to the top of the search list

• Leasing the app to HILO

Promotion• Because we are leasing the app to Hi Lo, the bulk of promotions

would be shouldered by them.

• However, since HILO does not have any experience in promoting apps, the responsibility of advising how to market the app would come from our team.

• Our launch will run concurrently with HILO’s Customer Appreciation Day. An interactive booth in HILO will be set up, demonstrating the functionality of the app and offer the opportunity to download the app.

• We will work in tandem with HILO for initial promotions, particularly with reference to Customer Appreciation Day, and subsequent to this, we will recommend guidelines for them to follow.

Promotion Continued…• Banners will be placed on HILO Website and Simply

Trini Cooking Website and Facebook page (Link to download Simple Shopper TT app will be posted in the Info tab on FB and a post will be automated to appear on their wall regularly).

• It is also the hope that during the month of December (since past forecasts have indicated that December is the highest traffic month), persons who have downloaded the application stand the chance of winning all items on their grocery application listing for free

Launch of App Recommendations

• Subsequent to the development of the app, additional critical steps must be taken in order to get an app out there and attract users.

• As such, we proposed the following Launch strategy to HILO with particular guidelines to set the stage for app:

Launch Cycle

The Month Before• Decide where you want to be. HILO should not try to

submit our app to every branch. Centralize the user base and focus promotions to drive all potential users to one store (namely St. Augustine branch).

• This will allow our app to get higher ratings, higher ranking and more visibility

• Also, fewer distribution channels makes it easier to update and track.

The Week Before• Draft and finalize content. HILO should ensure press

releases, blog posts, newsletter copies and even the text for tweets and Facebook posts are all drafted, proofed and finalized in advance.

• Get to know the press. Reporters and bloggers can help extend awareness of the Simple Shopper TT app to scores of potential new users. Research on the publications that cover and review apps that fall in the same category as ours will be recommended

Two or three days before• Reach out to press. HILO will choose a handful of

reporters to reach out to pre-launch, and be sure to let each know the specific date and time that the app will be released.

• We will also reserve time to answer questions and make ourselves available to HILO and the press the day before and day of our launch, should they need any additional information.

• HILO should reach out to our full list of researched reporters on the day of launch.

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• Offer a sneak peek. HILO should offer media previews of our app. Allowing reviewers to play around with our app before it’s available to the public helps make their articles more in-depth and informed.

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• Organize and finalize our visual assets. We recognize that the more visuals we have, including artwork, logos, screenshots and video, the prettier and more dynamic our resulting articles and marketing collateral will look, and the more interesting and communicative it will be to our audience.

• We will ensure that every reporter that HILO has connected with has access to all assets before our app is released.

Launch day continued…• Reach out to everyone on press list.

• To boost awareness, reach out to expanded list of relevant reporters and bloggers and let them know about the launch

• We will send information about our app to the big app review sites and any other publications we think would love to know about it.

Launch day continued…• Tap your existing users. We will encourage the

customers of HILO to help spread the word.

• Leveraging their existing community to evangelize our product can have an immense impact on our launch.

• HILO should reach out to their existing user base via blog, social media, newsletter or all three, and be sure to specifically ask users to help us spread the word (via a refer-a-friend campaign to boost response).

Launch day continued…• Be social. HILO should Tweet and post to Facebook

at the exact point in time when our app is released and a few more times throughout the day.

• A re-tweet campaign coupled with a giveaway-specific hashtag to boost Twitter activity and capitalize on the excitement of our launch

• Monitor all social media channels closely; respond often with a simple “thanks” or retweet users when appropriate.

Post launch

• Paid advertising: Paid promotion campaigns no more than a few days after launch will keep the app visible and extend the momentum that our launch, users and press attention have already garnered.

• HILO should have ads in newspapers with the ability to scan and download the app

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Continue to engage users:

• Continue to be active on social media: Ask users questions and respond to their inquiries, ideas and feedback right away.

• If they make recommendations that we can implement in a future update, we shall ensure we thank them for contributing.

THANK YOU!

ANY QUESTIONS…?