Birtto

Birtto is an online grocery shopping service that offers affordable same-day deliveries. Birtto has established partnerships with supermarkets so that the company can purchase groceries at discounted rates, allowing Birtto to offer its customers in-store prices. The delivery fee is currently $0.99, and delivery is free for orders over $39.99. Birtto commenced operations on November 3rd, 2014, and is currently serving student residences in the University of British Columbia (UBC). Students place their orders online, and select a timeslot and residence area for delivery. Delivering to student residences means that Birtto can deliver in bulk (up to 65 orders) on a single trip. The company currently delivers to UBC two times a day. By the summer of 2015, Birtto plans to launch secure temperature-controlled "dropboxes" that are to be placed in front of individual households. With these dropboxes, customers do not need to be home to receive deliveries.