Instacart expands same-day delivery through Wegmans

6/14/2017

SAN FRANCISCO — Instacart on Wednesday announced a partnership with Wegmans Food Markets that enables the supermarket’s customers to complete their grocery shopping online, and have their orders delivered to their doors in as little as an hour.



“We know our customers are busy, and that any found time in their week can make a difference. That’s where we can help – by giving them the option to have Wegmans delivered fresh to their door,” stated Heather Pawlowski, VP e-commerce for Wegmans. “By partnering with an industry leader like Instacart, we’re able to provide our customers with a seamless shopping experience with the quality and service they’ve come to expect from Wegmans, without leaving their house.”



The new service is currently available at select Northern Virginia and Maryland Wegmans stores.   

 

With the new service, Wegmans customers can fill their virtual carts with their favorite products, such as produce, frozen foods, meat, seafood, and packaged prepared foods by visiting instacart.wegmans.com/ or downloading the Instacart App. At check out, customers can add their Wegmans Shoppers Club number to receive available discounts and choose a delivery window within one hour, two hours or up to seven days in advance. ]





Same-day delivery from Wegmans is now offered at the Alexandria, Fairfax, Dulles and Leesburg stores in Virginia, and at the Columbia, Hunt Valley, Ownings Mills, Crofton, Woodmore, and Germantown stores in Maryland.



“Partnering with the best retailers nationwide is essential to the success of Instacart,” said Apoorva Mehta, CEO of Instacart. “Wegmans is a brand with a loyal fan base. This partnership is a milestone for Instacart, allowing us to bring the products Wegmans customers love straight to their doorstep.”



The first Instacart delivery is always free for new customers and just $5.99 after that on orders of $35 or more. Instacart Express membership is also available, enabling unlimited free one-hour deliveries on orders over $35 for an annual fee. After a free trial period, the annual fee varies by location from $99 to $149. In addition, Wegmans adds a small price increase to cover the cost of shopping customer orders.   



 


X
This ad will auto-close in 10 seconds