Midwest grocery retailer Schnuck Markets is expanding into e-commerce, teaming up with Instacart to introduce a quick turnaround grocery delivery service called Schnucks Now.
“Schnucks is always looking for new ways to streamline our digital experience and provide value and convenience to our customers,” Schnucks senior director of digital experience Chace MacMullan said in a news release. “We are excited to introduce this new service to meet our customers’ urgent grocery needs and proud to expand on our current delivery options available through Schnucks Delivers.”
Schnucks Now is a new online grocery shopping service that targets small order fulfillment delivered as quickly as possible. The new service will allow customers to shop from its assortment of products such as fresh groceries, pantry, household essentials, alcohol, meals and snacks online. Delivery for Schnucks Now orders targeted at approximately 30 minutes from the time the order was placed.
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“We’re dedicated to finding more ways to make the online grocery experience accessible and convenient and we’re proud to launch Schnucks Now to give customers a new, easy way to get what they need fast,” Ryan Hamburger, vice president of retail partnerships at Instacart said in the release.
The cost of the service will include basic delivery fees, service charges and will be available to customers via the Schnucks Rewards App, on, schnucksnow.com or Instacart. Delivery will be available in all markets served by Schnucks during regular Schnucks store operating hours.
Schnuck Markets operates 112 stores, serving customers in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. According to Forbes’ 2021 rankings, Schnucks is the 160th largest privately-owned company in the United States and the 15th largest privately-owned grocer.