Grocery Guru

Members

• Maggie Archer,
• Anna Cossio,
• Amelia Delzell,
• Andrew O'Sullivan (TA)

Overview

Grocery shopping, inevitably, will take far longer than necessary. During a trip to the store, the average shopper becomes distracted by intriguing items, struggles to find obscure products on their list, and needs to revisit the same aisle multiple times in order to retrieve forgotten items.

Additionally, products on a grocery list were likely added to the list in the order they were brainstormed by the user; not into groups based on their location in the store!

We aim to eliminate these inefficient practices with our project by creating an iPhone app that allows the user to form their own grocery list through the app. Their groceries will be organized with respect to their location in each aisle throughout the store.Then, the user will be given a personalized route through the store that minimizes their shopping time. Our app will also provide the approximate time it will take the user to complete their shopping run.

Objectives

1. Create a database of a grocery store's items and locations
2. Create a mobile application in iOS using Xcode that allows a user to input a list of items needed at Schnucks and rearranges the items efficiently based on location in the grocery store
3. Create a program that identifies key words or the first few letters of items typed and provides suggestions for the item based on the stock of the Schnucks store
4. Develop an algorithm that provides an estimation of time spent in the store based on the number of items and the route taken to retrieve the items
5. If time permits, develop an algorithm that estimates the total cost of the purchased items

Budget

1. Device with iOS (previously owned) - $0.00
2. Xcode - $0.00