Peapod (Stop & Shop): Peapod are the last of the dot.com companies still standing. Bought by Royal Ahold in 2001 when Peapod were in a financially precarious position, the company has gone from strength to strength ever since. Although the Chicago and SE Wisconsin market is serviced from a centralized warehouse, Peapod’s operations on the East coast have ‘piggy-backed’ on the locations of it’s parent company (Royal Ahold). Both Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets are used to fulfill orders all along the Eastern seaboard. Service charges vary according to the amount purchased and the use of the wareroom model has hampered customer-friendly initiatives such as placing an order up to 4 hours before a delivery slot. In total, Peapod service over 750 zip codes throughout the United States.
www.peapod.com
Foodtown: Home Delivery from two stores in New Jersey.
www.foodtown.com
McCaffrey’s: McCaffrey’s provide local delivery from their Yardley, PA and Princeton and West Windsor, NJ locations.
www.mccaffreys.com
Shoprite: Shoprite are a co-operative group of over 200 stores in 7 Eastern US states. Almost 50 of those stores in 4 states (CT, NY, NJ, DE) offer an eGrocery service. Pick-Up is the predominant means of fulfillment with Home Delivery only offered in 1 out of 5 areas.
http://www.shoprite.com