Then local shoppers, including the carless and infirm, can place an order there for their weekly groceries and pay over the counter. The supermarket packs the orders at its nearest branch and delivers in boxes or returnable trays to the shop. The shopkeeper then breaks out the orders and delivers to the customer's home, or pages the customer that the goods are ready to collect. For everyday needs such as milk and fresh bread, the customer benefits from the convenience of a local shop which might not be viable without this extra trade. Combination with other retailers selling DIY, electrical goods, clothes, etc, would enable the supermarket fronting the operation to make a small local shop capable of selling any product, large or small, in a virtual shopping mall with the size and ambience of a corner shop.
Distribution is the key.
Except in the special cases of computer software, information and entertainment, a virtual shop still has to resolve how to deliver real goods. You can give a rating to this scheme overall. Click 0-10 below and press the Submit button. DoBe.org or click on the image below.