I don’t buy a lot of meat, but I know when I do, I like to choose it myself.
I think grocery stores will be around for a while. I can think of a bunch of situations where people will need to use grocery stores. I am on vacation right now and we’re going to the store almost daily to pick up stuff for dinner, stuff for the vacation house, fresh fish from the harbor market.
When I go visiting people, I inevitably stop at a grocery and pick up stuff to bring to their house.
Amazon was on the news a few months ago, with stories of drones delivering their items in the future. Until that time, I can’t envision them making grocery stores obsolete.
I know since joining Costco, I go there more than a typical grocery store. The price of milk alone makes my visit worth it. I do the “Executive membership” where I get 2% cash back. The Exec membership is $100 a year, but I get about 65–80 dollars back, which makes the membership so extra worthwhile. The regular membership is $50 but you get nothing back. Even so, that 50 would make it worthwhile, for me.