Grocery Stores: Take WhatsApp Orders Without the Mess

Neighbourhood groceries take a lot of orders on WhatsApp. Squidfy answers availability and delivery questions and keeps orders organised for your team.

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Neighbourhood grocery stores have relied on WhatsApp ordering for years. But one phone and one person can't keep up when orders grow.

Squidfy gives the store a shared inbox, an AI that answers delivery and policy questions, and a clear order pipeline your pickers and drivers can follow.

Common WhatsApp challenges

Orders on one phone. One person reads, picks and dispatches. Delivery questions. Minimum order, delivery fee and timing. Substitutions. Out-of-stock items need quick confirmation.

Delivery and policy FAQs

Minimum order, fees, areas and timing.

Shared order inbox

Several staff can process orders at once.

Order pipeline

Received, Picking, Out for Delivery, Delivered.

Internal notes

Substitutions and customer preferences recorded.

What to add to your knowledge base

The AI answers only from content you give it. Start with: Delivery areas and minimum order; Opening hours; Payment methods; Substitution policy; Weekly offers.

Which plan fits?

Standard works for single stores. Supermarkets with several branches should look at Business. Every plan includes the shared inbox and knowledge base; yearly billing saves 20%, and Meta's WhatsApp message charges are billed separately.

Pro tip

Put weekly offers in the knowledge base. The AI can suggest them when customers order.

What it looks like in a chat

CustomerDo you deliver now? Minimum order?
Squidfy AIYes, we deliver within 45 minutes until midnight. Minimum order is AED 30, with free delivery in the building and nearby towers. Please send your list!
Customer2 milk, bread, 12 eggs, bananas
Squidfy AIGot it! Our team is preparing your order and will confirm the total shortly.

Example conversation. Prices and details are illustrative — your AI answers only from the knowledge you add.

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