PROBLEM & IDEA ClearCart proposes a mobile marketplace that lists clearance / near-expiry grocery items from multiple local supermarkets in real-time so consumers can reserve them for pick-up or delivery.

EXISTING DEMAND SIGNALS

• Reddit – OP’s link (r/wishtherewasanapp/13pv54v) has >1 000 upvotes & 100+ comments asking for exactly this service. Additional sub-reddits (r/frugal, r/personalfinance, r/groceries) frequently mention ‘I wish my store told me what’s on clearance’.
• Google Trends – steady upward trend for “flashfood” and “Too Good To Go” (TGTG) in North America since 2020.

COMPETITORS (proves users pay)

1. Flashfood – partners with Loblaw, Meijer, Giant, Stop&Shop (US/CA). Users save ~50%; Flashfood takes rev-share. >2 M downloads.
2. Too Good To Go – focuses on restaurants & grocery; >70 M users, profitable in EU, now in US.
3. Olio, Karma, Imperfect Foods, Misfits Market – adjacent. None of them provide a real-time, multi-store clearance feed the moment each yellow sticker is printed (the differentiator ClearCart pitches).

KEYWORD VALIDATION (using tool data) keyword | vol/mo | diff "too good to go" | 110 000 | 30 "too good to go near me" | 4 400 | 18 "flashfood ap...