Michigan State University (MSU) students David Spitzer, Adam Root and Joseph Brummitt spent their summer developing a website to save MSU students and money by delivery groceries to their dorms and apartments—for free.
“Most students do not have any efficient way of getting their groceries and bedroom supplies,” Spitzer says. “The bus to Meijer can take upwards to two hours and the groceries at Sparty’s have a high markup.”
Students can peruse through Spartanicity, add items to their cart, pay for the items with credit card or Spartan cash and specify when they want them delivered between 5 p.m. and midnight.
“We don’t charge to deliver and we don’t accept tips,” Spitzer says.
Spitzer says they’ve worked out deals with distributors so they can sell their products for less. Right now they’re working with advertisers to boost advertising and revenue for the site.
They launched the site during the first week of school and operate out of a small office at 1231 Michigan Ave.
All three business owners are seniors. Spitzer’s a hospitality major and Root and Brummitt are in finance. Root won the recent Eve of Ignition event, giving Spartanicity access to community entrepreneurs to foster their business.
“Our goal as of right now is to get this off and running the best we can; and if we can, we’ll expand to other schools,” Spitzer says.
Ivy Hughes is the managing editor of Capital Gains and can be reached here.
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