Making a long trip to the supermarket and queuing for hours used to be the normal weekly routine for British and American shoppers. But since the 1990s, there is a better way to get your groceries. Supermarket shopping on the Internet has boomed in the UK and the USA.
The major supermarkets have their own websites, and if you order on-line with them, for a small extra sum such as $8/5 the supermarkets will do your shopping for you and deliver it to your door. If you shop with them regularly, they'll ' remember' your favourite items so you can order them next time without searching for them These days thousands of people in the UK and the States regularly do their supermarket shopping in this way. In contrast, in many rural areas of Britain there has been a return to the traditional outdoor market. Farmers' markets, where farmers sell their products directly to the customer,