And then there was one...

March 10, 2001

Living in one of the most wired cities in the country we have long gravitated to online services. Things ranging from books, party planners, calendars, toys, and online grocery shopping have all been digitized. A long time ago I sampled the services of the two local online grocery stores, Peapod and Webvan, and we settled on what we though was the best service. In my case I chose Webvan for my grocery needs. However, we had a choice.

As of yesterday the SF bay area now only has one online grocery service.

Peapod has pulled out of the Bay Area and has ceded the market to Webvan. One of these firms was bound to pull out sooner or later with the current state of the digital economy, but consumers no longer have a choice.