Philly-area Giant home to fourth Peapod wareroom in Keystone State
Ahold Delhaize's Peapod, along with its sister division Giant Food Stores, on Thursday opened its newest wareroom in North Coventry, Pa.
"We want to thank greater Philadelphia Peapod and Giant customers as they have responded positively (and literally) with open doors since 2011 to our service, leading to tremendous growth in this market," Walt Lentz, Peapod's acting president, said. "The new wareroom will allow us to increase capacity and meet the larger demand but we are also proud to bring 120 jobs to North Coventry. Shoppers choose Peapod because they know they can rely on us to deliver convenience, personalized solutions and great value on everyday essentials they care about the most."
"We want to be the ultimate meal planning and grocery solution for our customers," John Ponnett, senior vice president, retail operations, Giant, said. "The growth we are seeing tells us that our customers want what we all want – choices. We get it. That's why we provide offer a great in-store experience as well as the option of online grocery shopping and home delivery through Peapod."
This will be the fourth Peapod wareroom to open in Pennsylvania. The investment in a new distribution location comes as Peapod has experienced double digit growth in the region for the last three consecutive years.
With more and more shoppers embracing the convenience of online grocery delivery, the new wareroom will enable Peapod to serve up to 25% more shoppers in the greater Philadelphia area.
Peapod and Giant will be hosting a grand opening event on Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. at the wareroom, located within and attached to the Giant store in Pottstown, Pa. Executives from Peapod and Giant will be speaking along with local representatives.
In honor of the opening, Peapod will be making a donation to the Coventry Food Pantry at the ceremony.
"We want to thank greater Philadelphia Peapod and Giant customers as they have responded positively (and literally) with open doors since 2011 to our service, leading to tremendous growth in this market," Walt Lentz, Peapod's acting president, said. "The new wareroom will allow us to increase capacity and meet the larger demand but we are also proud to bring 120 jobs to North Coventry. Shoppers choose Peapod because they know they can rely on us to deliver convenience, personalized solutions and great value on everyday essentials they care about the most."
"We want to be the ultimate meal planning and grocery solution for our customers," John Ponnett, senior vice president, retail operations, Giant, said. "The growth we are seeing tells us that our customers want what we all want – choices. We get it. That's why we provide offer a great in-store experience as well as the option of online grocery shopping and home delivery through Peapod."
This will be the fourth Peapod wareroom to open in Pennsylvania. The investment in a new distribution location comes as Peapod has experienced double digit growth in the region for the last three consecutive years.
With more and more shoppers embracing the convenience of online grocery delivery, the new wareroom will enable Peapod to serve up to 25% more shoppers in the greater Philadelphia area.
Peapod and Giant will be hosting a grand opening event on Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. at the wareroom, located within and attached to the Giant store in Pottstown, Pa. Executives from Peapod and Giant will be speaking along with local representatives.
In honor of the opening, Peapod will be making a donation to the Coventry Food Pantry at the ceremony.