Convenient shopping option to help customers save time
Carlisle, PA, 2015-12-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — GIANT Food Stores’ Peapod by GIANT Pick Up service is now available to Fairless Hills and Morrisville customers. In partnership with leading internet grocer and sister company, Peapod, shoppers can order their groceries online through Peapod.com for easy pick up at the GIANT located at 471 Oxford Valley Road in Fairless Hills and at the Morrisville GIANT at 833 W. Trenton Ave. This marks GIANT’s 20th and 21st Pick Up locations chain wide.
“Peapod by GIANT Pick Up is another way we are helping our customers save time, especially in the midst of the busy holiday season,” said Mary St. Ledger Baggett, director of marketing and external communications, GIANT. “With Peapod by GIANT Pick Up, our customers can shop when and how they want and schedule a pick up time that works best with their schedules, and they don’t even have to get out of their car.”
To take advantage of Peapod by GIANT Pick Up, shoppers visit Peapod.com or the Peapod app on their smartphone where they enter their zip code. Once there, they can add items to their cart, select a payment method and then choose a convenient one hour pick-up time. Peapod by GIANT Pick Up costs $2.95 per order with a minimum order of $60. When customers arrive at their designated Pick Up location, an attendant is waiting to put the bags directly into their car.
In addition, shoppers earn Gas Extra Rewards and A+ School Rewards on their pick-up orders. GIANT customers can even shop from a list of items they have bought at their local store simply by entering their GIANT BonusCard number online. They can also create personal lists, read nutritional information online, sort products rapidly by price or by nutrition criteria, and take advantage of thousands of weekly specials.
For more details on Peapod by GIANT Pick Up, visit Peapod.com or giantfoodstores.com.
About Peapod
Peapod – an Ahold USA company – is the country’s leading Internet grocer, serving 24 U.S. markets throughout Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin. Founded in 1989 as a smart shopping option for busy households, today Peapod has delivered more than 34 million grocery orders. Customers can order online or on Peapod’s free mobile app for delivery to homes and workplaces or pick-up at many convenient locations. For more information on Peapod, call 1.800.5.PEAPOD (1.800.573.2763), e-mail service@peapod.com or visit www.peapod.com.
About GIANT/MARTIN’S
GIANT/MARTIN’S is committed to helping its customers save money, save time and eat well. Founded in 1923 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, GIANT/MARTIN’S operates nearly 200 grocery stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, under the names of GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets. GIANT/MARTIN’S employs more than 33,000 associates and is a division of Ahold USA. In addition to working with hundreds of local and regional organizations annually, GIANT/MARTIN’S has a long-standing focus on efforts to eradicate hunger and improve the quality of life for children. GIANT/MARTIN’S is one of the top ten fund-raisers in the country for local Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. The company was also recognized as 2015 Chain Retailer of the Year by Grocery Headquarters. For more information visit the GIANT or MARTIN’S websites. Find GIANT and MARTIN’S on Facebook and on Twitter @GiantFoodStores or @MartinsFoodMkts.
Media contacts: GIANT: Samantha Krepps, 717-240-1017, samantha.krepps@giantmartins.com Peapod: Liz Psaros, 617-770-8987, epsaros@ahold.com