Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery from Whole Foods Market to Asheville, Charlottesville, Columbia, Lexington, Little Rock, Manc...
April 10 2019 - 3:01AM
Business Wire
Prime members in 75 metros can now enjoy
delivery in as little as an hour from Whole Foods Market
Plus, grocery pickup from Whole Foods
Market expands to Columbus
(NASDAQ: AMZN)— Amazon and Whole Foods Market today launched
delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market
through Prime Now in Asheville, Charlottesville, Columbia,
Lexington, Little Rock, Manchester, Mobile, Naples and Savannah.
Starting today, Prime members in those cities can shop through
Prime Now for thousands of bestselling items including fresh
produce, high-quality meat and seafood, everyday staples and other
locally sourced items from Whole Foods Market and enjoy delivery in
as little as an hour. The service is now available in 75 U.S.
metros and will continue to expand throughout 2019.
Today also marks another expansion of grocery pickup from Whole
Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio. Grocery pickup from Whole Foods
Market is available in 30 U.S. metros, with plans for continued
expansion this year. To enjoy grocery pickup, Prime members place
their order via the Prime Now app and choose the pickup option at
checkout. Customers can choose free pickup in as little as an hour
on orders of $35 or more, or in 30 minutes for $4.99.
After arriving at the Whole Foods Market store, customers
park in a designated pickup spot and a Prime Now shopper will place
groceries into their car within minutes. For customers who tell us
they are on their way to the store in the Prime Now app, groceries
will be ready as they arrive.
“Prime Now delivery and pickup continues to be a hit with our
customers and we’re excited to introduce the service to even more
Prime members across the country,” said Christina Minardi, Whole
Foods Market Executive Vice President of Operations. “It’s just
another way we’re making it even easier for more customers to enjoy
Whole Foods Market’s healthy and organic food.”
Prime members can shop thousands of items across fresh and
organic produce, bakery, dairy, meat and seafood, floral and
everyday staples from Whole Foods Market available for delivery.
Select alcohol is also available for delivery to customers in
Asheville and Naples.
Pickup and delivery from Whole Foods Market is available daily
from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. To learn more about grocery delivery from
Prime Now, visit www.primenow.com. Customers can also find out if
delivery is available in their area by saying, “Alexa, shop Whole
Foods.”
Prime Members Shopping Whole Foods Market
Prime members shopping Whole Foods Market can take advantage of
benefits available year-round, like deep discounts on select
popular products and an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale
items. Eligible Prime members also receive 5% Back on Whole Foods
Market purchases when using the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card.
They can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery in as
little as an hour in 75 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little
as 30 minutes in select cities, with more to come in 2019. Plus,
shopping Whole Foods Market via Prime Now is even easier with Alexa
– members can add items to their Whole Foods Market cart by simply
saying “Alexa, add eggs to my Whole Foods cart,” when they are
ready to checkout, they can just say “Alexa, check out my Whole
Foods cart,” then they can checkout using the Prime Now app and
choose pickup or delivery.
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About Whole Foods Market
For almost 40 years, Whole Foods Market has been the world’s
leading natural and organic foods retailer. As the first national
certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market has nearly 500 stores
in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. To learn more
about Whole Foods Market, please
visit https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/.
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