With the spread of technology, companies are exploring the ways household chores can be made more bearable. Amazon is appealing to grocery-hating mothers everywhere with Amazon Dash – the kitchen assistant intended to do for the shopping list what Kindle did for the e-book.

Google Shopping Express is a revolutionary service that will offer same-day delivery for everything from groceries to electric guitars. With convenient time slots and easy ordering, it's not delivering products, it's delivering free time.

Combining computer algorithms and real stylists, British menswear brand Thread aims to deliver a truly personalised shopping experience that strips out the distractions and confusion of online shopping.

In India, everyone delivers. From sweets to stationery to ice cream to medicine, there isn’t a market that's not ripe for home delivery. But in a country that's long been a fan of direct-to-your-door, online shopping is only one part of the story.