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I think your model is really cool and seems like it would work better for the Bangladesh context than the US context (as a comparison to Instacart). Do you think Chaldal will have a net positive impact on society? How do you envision things may change in Bangladesh if/as your model dominates urban grocery retail?

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Thank you!

Actually we believe this can work in all contexts. The immediate value add for the customer is lower prices, better quality, more convenience.

We have also seen a lot of inefficiencies in getting food from farm to consumption. One example is wastage - the more data we have on consumption, the better we can predict wastage, and the better we can redistribute food. So yes, we are hopeful that this will have a net positive impact on society.

Thanks. It might work in the US context someday it is way to early to even start thinking in that direction. Our only data point is that Walmart started in Arkansas, one of the poorest states in the US. So things that we find in Bangladesh may become applicable at a global scale.

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