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Super Save
Super Save: the Portuguese app that helps you save at the supermarket
Super Save is a Portuguese app that helps users compare supermarket prices, enabling them to make informed decisions and save money on groceries. The app collects and updates price data from various supermarkets, ensuring accurate information. Users can search for specific products or categories and compare prices across different supermarkets in an easy-to-read format. With its growing popularity, nearly 500,000 downloads, and coverage by major TV and radio outlets.
Portugal
National
Mainly urban
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)
Yes
2025-01-10
Yes
Catalyse NEB 2024
Eit Digital 2023
Yes
Eit Digital Growtrh Package 1 and 2
No
As a representative of an organisation
Super Save is a pioneering Portuguese app that aims to promote sustainable grocery shopping practices and reduce environmental impact by empowering consumers with comprehensive price comparisons and facilitating online grocery delivery. The primary aim is to enable users to make informed decisions and adopt more sustainable grocery shopping habits, thereby contributing to the mitigation of climate change, resource conservation, and waste reduction efforts.
Target Groups:
Consumers in Portugal seeking to save money on groceries while making environmentally conscious choices.
Supermarket chains and online grocery delivery services interested in optimizing operations and reducing their environmental footprint.
Objectives:
User-Friendly Platform: Provide a user-friendly platform for comparing prices across various supermarkets and product categories in Portugal.
Streamlined Shopping Experience: Integrate online grocery delivery services to streamline the shopping experience and reduce the need for individual trips to the supermarket.
Reduction of Single-Use Plastics: Promote the reduction of single-use plastic bag consumption by encouraging users to opt for sustainable alternatives during online ordering.
Community Engagement: Engage citizens, local communities, and civil society organizations through a co-creation process, ensuring the app addresses real-world needs and fosters a sense of ownership.
Outcomes:
Cost Savings: Helped people save money on their grocery shopping by providing comprehensive price comparisons.
Informed Decisions: Enabled users to make better, more informed choices regarding their grocery purchases.
Increased Information: Provided users with more information about the environmental impact of their shopping habits, promoting awareness and sustainable choices.
Planning and Reduction: Assisted people in planning their grocery shopping more efficiently, leading to reduced food waste and decreased usage of plastic bags.
Target Groups:
Consumers in Portugal seeking to save money on groceries while making environmentally conscious choices.
Supermarket chains and online grocery delivery services interested in optimizing operations and reducing their environmental footprint.
Objectives:
User-Friendly Platform: Provide a user-friendly platform for comparing prices across various supermarkets and product categories in Portugal.
Streamlined Shopping Experience: Integrate online grocery delivery services to streamline the shopping experience and reduce the need for individual trips to the supermarket.
Reduction of Single-Use Plastics: Promote the reduction of single-use plastic bag consumption by encouraging users to opt for sustainable alternatives during online ordering.
Community Engagement: Engage citizens, local communities, and civil society organizations through a co-creation process, ensuring the app addresses real-world needs and fosters a sense of ownership.
Outcomes:
Cost Savings: Helped people save money on their grocery shopping by providing comprehensive price comparisons.
Informed Decisions: Enabled users to make better, more informed choices regarding their grocery purchases.
Increased Information: Provided users with more information about the environmental impact of their shopping habits, promoting awareness and sustainable choices.
Planning and Reduction: Assisted people in planning their grocery shopping more efficiently, leading to reduced food waste and decreased usage of plastic bags.
Helping vulnerable people
Saving money and enviromment
Mobile App
500 000 downloads
Smarter Food choices
The key objective of Super Save is to promote sustainable grocery shopping practices by reducing transportation emissions, optimizing delivery routes, and minimizing plastic bag usage. This is achieved through the following features:
1.Price Comparison and Online Grocery Delivery:
- Objective: Reduce the need for individual trips to the supermarket.
- Achievement: By enabling users to compare prices across supermarkets and facilitating online grocery shopping and delivery, Super Save decreases fuel consumption and emissions from personal transportation.
2.Route Optimization:
- Objective: Enhance delivery efficiency and further reduce transportation emissions.
- Achievement: Online grocery delivery services can optimize routes and distribute multiple orders in a single trip, leading to significant reductions in transportation emissions and improved operational efficiency.
3.Reduced Plastic Usage:
- Objective: Minimize the use of single-use plastic bags.
- Achievement: Online grocery shopping through Super Save can significantly reduce the need for single-use plastic bags, contributing to waste reduction and promoting a circular economy.
4 Electricity Consumption:
- Objective: Balance the increase in electricity consumption with overall environmental benefits.
- Achievement: While users may consume more electricity for using the Super Save app, the overall environmental impact remains positive due to the substantial reduction in transportation emissions.
Exemplary Aspects:
Sustainability Impact: By promoting sustainable shopping habits and reducing the carbon footprint associated with grocery shopping, Super Save aligns with the sustainability pillar
- Holistic Approach: Super Save addresses multiple aspects of sustainability, including transportation emissions, plastic waste reduction, and efficient resource use.
Scalability: The model of Super Save can be replicated in other regions and countries, making it an exemplary project
1.Price Comparison and Online Grocery Delivery:
- Objective: Reduce the need for individual trips to the supermarket.
- Achievement: By enabling users to compare prices across supermarkets and facilitating online grocery shopping and delivery, Super Save decreases fuel consumption and emissions from personal transportation.
2.Route Optimization:
- Objective: Enhance delivery efficiency and further reduce transportation emissions.
- Achievement: Online grocery delivery services can optimize routes and distribute multiple orders in a single trip, leading to significant reductions in transportation emissions and improved operational efficiency.
3.Reduced Plastic Usage:
- Objective: Minimize the use of single-use plastic bags.
- Achievement: Online grocery shopping through Super Save can significantly reduce the need for single-use plastic bags, contributing to waste reduction and promoting a circular economy.
4 Electricity Consumption:
- Objective: Balance the increase in electricity consumption with overall environmental benefits.
- Achievement: While users may consume more electricity for using the Super Save app, the overall environmental impact remains positive due to the substantial reduction in transportation emissions.
Exemplary Aspects:
Sustainability Impact: By promoting sustainable shopping habits and reducing the carbon footprint associated with grocery shopping, Super Save aligns with the sustainability pillar
- Holistic Approach: Super Save addresses multiple aspects of sustainability, including transportation emissions, plastic waste reduction, and efficient resource use.
Scalability: The model of Super Save can be replicated in other regions and countries, making it an exemplary project
The app's design and user experience also significantly contribute to the aesthetics and cultural benefits. The objectives in this context have been met are as follows:
1. Clean and Intuitive Design:
Objective: Provide a visually appealing and user-friendly interface.
Achievement: The app features a clean, modern design with intuitive navigation, making it easy for users to compare prices and make informed decisions. The use of clear typography, consistent color schemes, and well-organized layouts ensures that the app is both aesthetically pleasing and functional.
2. Enhanced User Experience:
Objective: Ensure a seamless and enjoyable user experience.
Achievement: Super Save offers a streamlined shopping experience by integrating price comparisons and online grocery delivery in a single platform. The app's user-friendly features, such as easy-to-read price comparisons and personalized recommendations, enhance the overall quality of the shopping experience.
3. Cultural Benefits:
Objective: Promote sustainable consumption as a cultural norm.
Achievement: By encouraging users to adopt sustainable shopping habits, Super Save fosters a culture of environmental responsibility. The app's design and functionality emphasize the importance of sustainability, making it an integral part of the user experience and promoting cultural change towards more eco-friendly practices.
4. Reduction of Clutter and Waste:
Objective: Contribute to a more organized and aesthetically pleasing living environment.
Achievement: By minimizing the use of single-use plastic bags and promoting efficient grocery planning, Super Save helps reduce household clutter and waste. This not only benefits the environment but also enhances the aesthetic quality of users' living spaces.
Exemplary Aspects:
1. Clean and Intuitive Design:
Objective: Provide a visually appealing and user-friendly interface.
Achievement: The app features a clean, modern design with intuitive navigation, making it easy for users to compare prices and make informed decisions. The use of clear typography, consistent color schemes, and well-organized layouts ensures that the app is both aesthetically pleasing and functional.
2. Enhanced User Experience:
Objective: Ensure a seamless and enjoyable user experience.
Achievement: Super Save offers a streamlined shopping experience by integrating price comparisons and online grocery delivery in a single platform. The app's user-friendly features, such as easy-to-read price comparisons and personalized recommendations, enhance the overall quality of the shopping experience.
3. Cultural Benefits:
Objective: Promote sustainable consumption as a cultural norm.
Achievement: By encouraging users to adopt sustainable shopping habits, Super Save fosters a culture of environmental responsibility. The app's design and functionality emphasize the importance of sustainability, making it an integral part of the user experience and promoting cultural change towards more eco-friendly practices.
4. Reduction of Clutter and Waste:
Objective: Contribute to a more organized and aesthetically pleasing living environment.
Achievement: By minimizing the use of single-use plastic bags and promoting efficient grocery planning, Super Save helps reduce household clutter and waste. This not only benefits the environment but also enhances the aesthetic quality of users' living spaces.
Exemplary Aspects:
1.Accessibility:
Objective: Ensure that the app is accessible to all users, regardless of their technological proficiency or physical abilities.
Achievement: Super Save features a user-friendly interface designed with accessibility in mind. The app includes features such as easy navigation, clear labeling, and compatibility with screen readers, ensuring that users with disabilities can effectively use the app. Additionally, the app is available for free download, removing financial barriers to access.
2. Affordability:
Objective: Make sustainable grocery shopping affordable for all socioeconomic groups.
Achievement: By providing comprehensive price comparisons, Super Save helps users find the best deals on groceries, enabling them to save money. This is particularly beneficial for individuals with limited resources or those seeking to stretch their budgets further, promoting financial inclusivity.
3. Inclusive Systems:
Objective: Foster a sense of ownership and community involvement in the app's development and governance.
Achievement: Super Save uses a co-creation process, ensuring that the app addresses real-world needs and fosters a sense of ownership. Feedback from users is actively sought and incorporated into app updates, promoting an inclusive approach.
4. Design for All Principles:
Objective: Ensure that the app's design caters to a diverse user base.
Achievement: The app's design follows "Design for All" principles, ensuring that it is intuitive and easy to use for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
Exemplary
Broad Reach: With over 500,000 downloads, Super Save has reached a significant portion of the Portuguese population, demonstrating its ability to promote inclusivity on a large scale.
Financial Inclusivity: By helping users save money on groceries, the app supports individuals from various socioeconomic backgrounds, making sustainable shopping practices accessible to all.
Community: The co-creation process of it
Objective: Ensure that the app is accessible to all users, regardless of their technological proficiency or physical abilities.
Achievement: Super Save features a user-friendly interface designed with accessibility in mind. The app includes features such as easy navigation, clear labeling, and compatibility with screen readers, ensuring that users with disabilities can effectively use the app. Additionally, the app is available for free download, removing financial barriers to access.
2. Affordability:
Objective: Make sustainable grocery shopping affordable for all socioeconomic groups.
Achievement: By providing comprehensive price comparisons, Super Save helps users find the best deals on groceries, enabling them to save money. This is particularly beneficial for individuals with limited resources or those seeking to stretch their budgets further, promoting financial inclusivity.
3. Inclusive Systems:
Objective: Foster a sense of ownership and community involvement in the app's development and governance.
Achievement: Super Save uses a co-creation process, ensuring that the app addresses real-world needs and fosters a sense of ownership. Feedback from users is actively sought and incorporated into app updates, promoting an inclusive approach.
4. Design for All Principles:
Objective: Ensure that the app's design caters to a diverse user base.
Achievement: The app's design follows "Design for All" principles, ensuring that it is intuitive and easy to use for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
Exemplary
Broad Reach: With over 500,000 downloads, Super Save has reached a significant portion of the Portuguese population, demonstrating its ability to promote inclusivity on a large scale.
Financial Inclusivity: By helping users save money on groceries, the app supports individuals from various socioeconomic backgrounds, making sustainable shopping practices accessible to all.
Community: The co-creation process of it
Citizen Involvement:
Role: Users of the app play a crucial role in shaping its development and functionality. Their feedback is actively sought and incorporated into app updates, ensuring that the app remains relevant and responsive to their needs.
Level of Involvement: High. Users are encouraged to provide feedback through in-app surveys, reviews, and direct communication channels. This feedback is used to make continuous improvements to the app, enhancing its usability and effectiveness.
Civil Society Involvement:
Enhanced Relevance: The involvement of citizens and civil society has ensured that the app addresses the actual needs and preferences of its users, making it more relevant and effective.
Improved Usability: Feedback from users and civil society organizations has led to continuous improvements in the app's design and functionality, enhancing its usability and overall user experience.
Increased Adoption: The active promotion of the app by civil society organizations has helped increase its adoption, reaching a wider audience and maximizing its impact on sustainability and inclusivity.
Specific Examples of Impact:
User-Driven Features: Based on user feedback, features such as personalized shopping lists, real-time price updates, and user-friendly navigation have been implemented, significantly improving the user experience.
Community Workshops: Civil society organizations have conducted workshops to educate users on sustainable shopping practices, further embedding the app into the community and promoting long-term behavior change.
Collaborative Campaigns: Joint campaigns with local communities have raised awareness about the app, leading to a surge in downloads and active users. These campaigns have also highlighted the app’s role in promoting financial savings and environmental sustainability.
Role: Users of the app play a crucial role in shaping its development and functionality. Their feedback is actively sought and incorporated into app updates, ensuring that the app remains relevant and responsive to their needs.
Level of Involvement: High. Users are encouraged to provide feedback through in-app surveys, reviews, and direct communication channels. This feedback is used to make continuous improvements to the app, enhancing its usability and effectiveness.
Civil Society Involvement:
Enhanced Relevance: The involvement of citizens and civil society has ensured that the app addresses the actual needs and preferences of its users, making it more relevant and effective.
Improved Usability: Feedback from users and civil society organizations has led to continuous improvements in the app's design and functionality, enhancing its usability and overall user experience.
Increased Adoption: The active promotion of the app by civil society organizations has helped increase its adoption, reaching a wider audience and maximizing its impact on sustainability and inclusivity.
Specific Examples of Impact:
User-Driven Features: Based on user feedback, features such as personalized shopping lists, real-time price updates, and user-friendly navigation have been implemented, significantly improving the user experience.
Community Workshops: Civil society organizations have conducted workshops to educate users on sustainable shopping practices, further embedding the app into the community and promoting long-term behavior change.
Collaborative Campaigns: Joint campaigns with local communities have raised awareness about the app, leading to a surge in downloads and active users. These campaigns have also highlighted the app’s role in promoting financial savings and environmental sustainability.
Consumers:
Role: Primary users providing feedback on usability and features.
Involvement: High. Active participation through surveys, reviews, and feedback channels.
Added Value: Ensures the app remains user-centric, addressing real needs and enhancing usability.
Local Communities and Civil Society Organizations:
Role: Partners promoting sustainable consumption and educating the community.
Involvement: Medium to High. Participation in workshops, focus groups, and advisory panels.
Added Value: Aligns the app with sustainability goals, increases engagement, and fosters ownership.
Regional Level:
Role: Supporters of implementation and expansion.
Involvement: Medium. Providing funding, policy support, and promotional assistance.
Added Value: Helps overcome regulatory hurdles, secures resources, and enhances credibility.
Regional Retail Chains and Delivery Services:
Role: Partners providing price data and delivery services.
Involvement: Medium to High. Collaboration ensures accurate price comparisons and efficient delivery.
Added Value: Ensures comprehensive and up-to-date information, enhancing user value.
National Level:
National Media Outlets:
Role: Promoters raising awareness and driving adoption.
Involvement: Medium. Coverage in news articles, interviews, and features.
Added Value: Increases user adoption and establishes the app's reputation.
Impact of Stakeholder Engagement:
Enhanced Relevance: Addresses actual needs and preferences, making the app more effective.
Improved Usability: Continuous feedback leads to ongoing improvements.
Increased Adoption: Support from stakeholders increases reach and user adoption.
Community Ownership: Fosters a sense of ownership and engagement, ensuring sustained support.
European Union Bodies:
Role: Support from NEB team
Involvement: Very High
Added Value: Provides funding, policy support, and expansion features and to the new market spain!
Role: Primary users providing feedback on usability and features.
Involvement: High. Active participation through surveys, reviews, and feedback channels.
Added Value: Ensures the app remains user-centric, addressing real needs and enhancing usability.
Local Communities and Civil Society Organizations:
Role: Partners promoting sustainable consumption and educating the community.
Involvement: Medium to High. Participation in workshops, focus groups, and advisory panels.
Added Value: Aligns the app with sustainability goals, increases engagement, and fosters ownership.
Regional Level:
Role: Supporters of implementation and expansion.
Involvement: Medium. Providing funding, policy support, and promotional assistance.
Added Value: Helps overcome regulatory hurdles, secures resources, and enhances credibility.
Regional Retail Chains and Delivery Services:
Role: Partners providing price data and delivery services.
Involvement: Medium to High. Collaboration ensures accurate price comparisons and efficient delivery.
Added Value: Ensures comprehensive and up-to-date information, enhancing user value.
National Level:
National Media Outlets:
Role: Promoters raising awareness and driving adoption.
Involvement: Medium. Coverage in news articles, interviews, and features.
Added Value: Increases user adoption and establishes the app's reputation.
Impact of Stakeholder Engagement:
Enhanced Relevance: Addresses actual needs and preferences, making the app more effective.
Improved Usability: Continuous feedback leads to ongoing improvements.
Increased Adoption: Support from stakeholders increases reach and user adoption.
Community Ownership: Fosters a sense of ownership and engagement, ensuring sustained support.
European Union Bodies:
Role: Support from NEB team
Involvement: Very High
Added Value: Provides funding, policy support, and expansion features and to the new market spain!
Technology and Software Development:
Role: Core development of the app, including coding, user interface design, and backend infrastructure.
Interaction: Software developers worked closely with UX/UI designers to create a functional and user-friendly app. Regular meetings and collaborative tools facilitated seamless integration of technical and design elements.
Added Value: Ensured a robust, reliable, and intuitive app that meets user needs and performs efficiently.
Sustainability and Environmental Science:
Role: Provided insights into sustainable practices, carbon footprint reduction, and resource conservation.
Interaction: Environmental scientists collaborated with developers to integrate features that promote sustainability, such as optimized delivery routes and reduced plastic usage. Workshops and brainstorming sessions were conducted to align technological solutions with environmental goals.
Added Value: Ensured that the app effectively contributes to sustainability goals, making it a valuable tool for reducing environmental impact.
Economics and Market Analysis:
Role: Conducted market research and economic analysis to understand consumer behavior and pricing strategies.
Interaction: Economists and market analysts provided data and insights that informed the app's price comparison features. Regular consultations ensured that the app remains competitive and relevant in the market.
Added Value: Enabled the app to offer accurate and comprehensive price comparisons, helping users save money and make informed decisions.
Role: Core development of the app, including coding, user interface design, and backend infrastructure.
Interaction: Software developers worked closely with UX/UI designers to create a functional and user-friendly app. Regular meetings and collaborative tools facilitated seamless integration of technical and design elements.
Added Value: Ensured a robust, reliable, and intuitive app that meets user needs and performs efficiently.
Sustainability and Environmental Science:
Role: Provided insights into sustainable practices, carbon footprint reduction, and resource conservation.
Interaction: Environmental scientists collaborated with developers to integrate features that promote sustainability, such as optimized delivery routes and reduced plastic usage. Workshops and brainstorming sessions were conducted to align technological solutions with environmental goals.
Added Value: Ensured that the app effectively contributes to sustainability goals, making it a valuable tool for reducing environmental impact.
Economics and Market Analysis:
Role: Conducted market research and economic analysis to understand consumer behavior and pricing strategies.
Interaction: Economists and market analysts provided data and insights that informed the app's price comparison features. Regular consultations ensured that the app remains competitive and relevant in the market.
Added Value: Enabled the app to offer accurate and comprehensive price comparisons, helping users save money and make informed decisions.
The Super Save app introduces several innovative dimensions when compared to mainstream practices in the field of sustainable grocery shopping and price comparison:
1. Comprehensive Price Comparison Platform:
Super Save stands out by offering a comprehensive platform that covers a wide range of supermarkets and product categories across Portugal. This level of coverage and depth is not commonly found in mainstream price comparison tools, which often focus on a limited number of retailers or product types.
2. Integration of Online Grocery Delivery:
Super Save innovatively combines price comparison capabilities with the facilitation of online grocery shopping and delivery. This integration streamlines the entire process, allowing users to not only find the best prices but also conveniently place orders and have their groceries delivered, reducing the need for individual trips to the supermarket.
3. Route Optimization and Sustainable Delivery:
By leveraging data from multiple online grocery orders, Super Save enables delivery services to optimize routes and consolidate multiple orders into a single trip. This innovative approach reduces transportation emissions and improves efficiency, setting it apart from traditional grocery delivery models that often involve individual trips for each order.
4. Plastic Bag Reduction:
While some grocery stores and delivery services offer options to reduce plastic bag usage, Super Save actively promotes and facilitates this practice by integrating it into the online ordering process. This innovative feature encourages users to make sustainable choices and contributes to waste reduction efforts.
5. Citizen Co-creation and Engagement:
Super Save's development and continuous improvement have been driven by a co-creation process involving users, local communities, and civil society organizations. This level of citizen engagement and collaboration is not
1. Comprehensive Price Comparison Platform:
Super Save stands out by offering a comprehensive platform that covers a wide range of supermarkets and product categories across Portugal. This level of coverage and depth is not commonly found in mainstream price comparison tools, which often focus on a limited number of retailers or product types.
2. Integration of Online Grocery Delivery:
Super Save innovatively combines price comparison capabilities with the facilitation of online grocery shopping and delivery. This integration streamlines the entire process, allowing users to not only find the best prices but also conveniently place orders and have their groceries delivered, reducing the need for individual trips to the supermarket.
3. Route Optimization and Sustainable Delivery:
By leveraging data from multiple online grocery orders, Super Save enables delivery services to optimize routes and consolidate multiple orders into a single trip. This innovative approach reduces transportation emissions and improves efficiency, setting it apart from traditional grocery delivery models that often involve individual trips for each order.
4. Plastic Bag Reduction:
While some grocery stores and delivery services offer options to reduce plastic bag usage, Super Save actively promotes and facilitates this practice by integrating it into the online ordering process. This innovative feature encourages users to make sustainable choices and contributes to waste reduction efforts.
5. Citizen Co-creation and Engagement:
Super Save's development and continuous improvement have been driven by a co-creation process involving users, local communities, and civil society organizations. This level of citizen engagement and collaboration is not
The approach can be summarized as follows:
1. Data Collection:
The foundation of Super Save's platform is a robust data collection and analysis system. The app's developers have established partnerships with major supermarket chains in Portugal to obtain real-time pricing data for a wide range of products. This data is continuously updated and analyzed to ensure accuracy and identify pricing trends and patterns.
2. User-Centered Design:
From the outset, Super Save's development has followed a user-centered design approach. The app's interface, features, and functionalities have been shaped by extensive user research, including surveys, focus groups, and usability testing. This iterative process has ensured that the app meets the needs and preferences of its target users, making it intuitive and user-friendly.
3. Co-creation and Stakeholder Engagement:
Super Save has embraced a co-creation model, actively involving users, local communities, and civil society organizations throughout the development process. This collaborative approach has allowed the app to incorporate diverse perspectives and address real-world challenges faced by consumers and stakeholders.
4. Transdisciplinary Collaboration:
The app's development has brought together experts from various disciplines, including technology, sustainability, and tech. This transdisciplinary collaboration has ensured that the app addresses sustainability challenges from multiple angles and leverages diverse expertise and knowledge.
5. Integration of Online Grocery Delivery: Super Save has partnered with major online grocery delivery services in Portugal, seamlessly integrating their platforms into the app. This integration allows users to not only compare prices but make sustainable decisions
6. Education and Awareness Campaigns: Super Save conducts public awareness campaigns and educational workshops to inform users about sustainable shopping practices.
1. Data Collection:
The foundation of Super Save's platform is a robust data collection and analysis system. The app's developers have established partnerships with major supermarket chains in Portugal to obtain real-time pricing data for a wide range of products. This data is continuously updated and analyzed to ensure accuracy and identify pricing trends and patterns.
2. User-Centered Design:
From the outset, Super Save's development has followed a user-centered design approach. The app's interface, features, and functionalities have been shaped by extensive user research, including surveys, focus groups, and usability testing. This iterative process has ensured that the app meets the needs and preferences of its target users, making it intuitive and user-friendly.
3. Co-creation and Stakeholder Engagement:
Super Save has embraced a co-creation model, actively involving users, local communities, and civil society organizations throughout the development process. This collaborative approach has allowed the app to incorporate diverse perspectives and address real-world challenges faced by consumers and stakeholders.
4. Transdisciplinary Collaboration:
The app's development has brought together experts from various disciplines, including technology, sustainability, and tech. This transdisciplinary collaboration has ensured that the app addresses sustainability challenges from multiple angles and leverages diverse expertise and knowledge.
5. Integration of Online Grocery Delivery: Super Save has partnered with major online grocery delivery services in Portugal, seamlessly integrating their platforms into the app. This integration allows users to not only compare prices but make sustainable decisions
6. Education and Awareness Campaigns: Super Save conducts public awareness campaigns and educational workshops to inform users about sustainable shopping practices.
The Super Save app has a high potential for transferability and replicability in various contexts and regions:
1. Methodology and Approach:
User-Centered Design: The user-centered design approach, involving extensive user research, focus groups, and usability testing, can be replicated to tailor the app to the specific needs and preferences of different target audiences.
Co-Creation Model: The co-creation model, which actively involves users, local communities, and civil society organizations, can be adopted to ensure relevance and buy-in from stakeholders in other regions or contexts.
Transdisciplinary Collaboration: The transdisciplinary collaboration framework, bringing together experts from various disciplines, can be applied to address sustainability challenges from multiple perspectives and leverage diverse expertise.
2. Data Collection and Analysis Framework:
Real-Time Pricing Data: The robust data collection and analysis system, which obtains real-time pricing data from supermarket chains and analyzes pricing trends and patterns, can be replicated in other regions or countries.
Partnership Methodology: The methodology for establishing partnerships with supermarket chains and integrating their data into the platform can be transferred to facilitate price comparisons in different markets.
3. Online Grocery Delivery Integration:
Service Integration: The seamless integration of online grocery delivery services into the app can be replicated by partnering with local or regional delivery providers in other areas.
Streamlined User Experience: The process of streamlining the user experience, allowing users to compare prices, place orders, and receive deliveries through a single platform, can be transferred to new contexts.
Route Optimization:
Delivery Route Optimization: The innovative approach of optimizing delivery routes and consolidating multiple orders into a single trip can be replicated.
1. Methodology and Approach:
User-Centered Design: The user-centered design approach, involving extensive user research, focus groups, and usability testing, can be replicated to tailor the app to the specific needs and preferences of different target audiences.
Co-Creation Model: The co-creation model, which actively involves users, local communities, and civil society organizations, can be adopted to ensure relevance and buy-in from stakeholders in other regions or contexts.
Transdisciplinary Collaboration: The transdisciplinary collaboration framework, bringing together experts from various disciplines, can be applied to address sustainability challenges from multiple perspectives and leverage diverse expertise.
2. Data Collection and Analysis Framework:
Real-Time Pricing Data: The robust data collection and analysis system, which obtains real-time pricing data from supermarket chains and analyzes pricing trends and patterns, can be replicated in other regions or countries.
Partnership Methodology: The methodology for establishing partnerships with supermarket chains and integrating their data into the platform can be transferred to facilitate price comparisons in different markets.
3. Online Grocery Delivery Integration:
Service Integration: The seamless integration of online grocery delivery services into the app can be replicated by partnering with local or regional delivery providers in other areas.
Streamlined User Experience: The process of streamlining the user experience, allowing users to compare prices, place orders, and receive deliveries through a single platform, can be transferred to new contexts.
Route Optimization:
Delivery Route Optimization: The innovative approach of optimizing delivery routes and consolidating multiple orders into a single trip can be replicated.
The Super Save app addresses global sustainability challenges by providing innovative local solutions that promote sustainable grocery shopping practices and reduce environmental impact. The project tackles several interconnected global challenges:
1. Climate Change Mitigation:
Climate change is a pressing global challenge that requires collective action at both international and local levels. By enabling users to compare prices across supermarkets and facilitating online grocery delivery, Super Save reduces the need for individual trips to the supermarket, thereby decreasing fuel consumption and transportation emissions. Additionally, the app's route optimization capabilities further minimize emissions by consolidating multiple orders into a single delivery trip.
2. Resource Conservation and Waste Reduction:
The overconsumption of resources and the generation of waste are global issues that contribute to environmental degradation and resource depletion. Super Save addresses these challenges locally by promoting online grocery shopping, which can significantly reduce the use of single-use plastic bags. By integrating this feature into the ordering process, the app encourages users to make sustainable choices and contributes to waste reduction efforts.
3. Sustainable Consumption and Production:
Unsustainable consumption and production patterns are major drivers of environmental degradation, resource depletion, and greenhouse gas emissions. Super Save tackles this global challenge at the local level by empowering consumers to make informed decisions and adopt more sustainable shopping practices. By providing comprehensive price comparisons and facilitating online grocery delivery, the app promotes responsible consumption and supports the transition towards more sustainable production and distribution systems.
1. Climate Change Mitigation:
Climate change is a pressing global challenge that requires collective action at both international and local levels. By enabling users to compare prices across supermarkets and facilitating online grocery delivery, Super Save reduces the need for individual trips to the supermarket, thereby decreasing fuel consumption and transportation emissions. Additionally, the app's route optimization capabilities further minimize emissions by consolidating multiple orders into a single delivery trip.
2. Resource Conservation and Waste Reduction:
The overconsumption of resources and the generation of waste are global issues that contribute to environmental degradation and resource depletion. Super Save addresses these challenges locally by promoting online grocery shopping, which can significantly reduce the use of single-use plastic bags. By integrating this feature into the ordering process, the app encourages users to make sustainable choices and contributes to waste reduction efforts.
3. Sustainable Consumption and Production:
Unsustainable consumption and production patterns are major drivers of environmental degradation, resource depletion, and greenhouse gas emissions. Super Save tackles this global challenge at the local level by empowering consumers to make informed decisions and adopt more sustainable shopping practices. By providing comprehensive price comparisons and facilitating online grocery delivery, the app promotes responsible consumption and supports the transition towards more sustainable production and distribution systems.
The Super Save app has demonstrated significant results, outputs, and impacts in promoting sustainable grocery shopping practices and addressing environmental challenges in Portugal. The project's achievements can be summarized as follows:
1. Widespread Adoption and User Base:
With over 500,000 downloads and coverage by major TV and radio outlets, Super Save has achieved remarkable success in terms of user adoption and public awareness. This widespread adoption has enabled the app to drive sustainable behavior change on a large scale, reaching a significant portion of the Portuguese population.
2. Reduction in Transportation Emissions:
By facilitating price comparisons and online grocery delivery, Super Save has contributed to a substantial reduction in transportation emissions. According to the Climate Impact Forecast and Validation, the app has the potential to reduce emissions by 3.7 Ktons of CO2eq per year, which is equivalent to the impact of 166,747 trees growing for a year or the carbon footprint of 531 average humans.
4. Cost Savings for Consumers:
By enabling users to compare prices across supermarkets and find the best deals, Super Save has helped consumers save money on their grocery bills. This not only benefits individual households but also promotes more responsible and sustainable consumption practices. Estimated in more than one minimal Portuguese salary a year!
5. Increased Awareness and Education:
Through public awareness campaigns, community events, and workshops, Super Save has played a crucial role in educating citizens about the benefits of sustainable grocery shopping practices. This increased awareness and knowledge can drive long-term behavior change and inspire further positive behavior on the community
1. Widespread Adoption and User Base:
With over 500,000 downloads and coverage by major TV and radio outlets, Super Save has achieved remarkable success in terms of user adoption and public awareness. This widespread adoption has enabled the app to drive sustainable behavior change on a large scale, reaching a significant portion of the Portuguese population.
2. Reduction in Transportation Emissions:
By facilitating price comparisons and online grocery delivery, Super Save has contributed to a substantial reduction in transportation emissions. According to the Climate Impact Forecast and Validation, the app has the potential to reduce emissions by 3.7 Ktons of CO2eq per year, which is equivalent to the impact of 166,747 trees growing for a year or the carbon footprint of 531 average humans.
4. Cost Savings for Consumers:
By enabling users to compare prices across supermarkets and find the best deals, Super Save has helped consumers save money on their grocery bills. This not only benefits individual households but also promotes more responsible and sustainable consumption practices. Estimated in more than one minimal Portuguese salary a year!
5. Increased Awareness and Education:
Through public awareness campaigns, community events, and workshops, Super Save has played a crucial role in educating citizens about the benefits of sustainable grocery shopping practices. This increased awareness and knowledge can drive long-term behavior change and inspire further positive behavior on the community
