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BJ’s extends reach of mobile deli ordering

Wholesale club retailer continues to boost online services

Russell Redman

May 18, 2018

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BJ’s Wholesale Club has expanded mobile deli ordering to its warehouse clubs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The Westborough, Mass.-based retailer said yesterday that members can now place and track deli orders via the BJ’s mobile app at 21 stores, including 19 in Massachusetts and two in Rhode Island.

The pilot program enables members to select premium deli meats and cheeses — as well as the desired thickness — and place an order with their designated club. All orders are ready within 20 minutes and are held until the club closes for the day, BJ’s said.

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Members can choose from a variety of deli meats and cheeses from brands such as Dietz & Watson, Land O’Lakes and Wellsley Farms, a BJ’s own brand. The retailer noted that it’s the only major membership warehouse club to offer a full-service deli.

“We’re excited to offer mobile deli ordering to an expanded group of members,” Rafeh Masood, senior vice president and chief digital officer at BJ’s, said in a statement. “We believe the ability to place deli orders ahead of time will make shopping at the club easier and more efficient than ever.” 

BJ’s has been busy of late enhancing its online presence. Last week, BJ’s launched a click-and-collect service called “Shop BJs.com – Pick Up in Club,” which allows members to make purchases from a selection of thousands of items on BJs.com and choose to pick up their orders in as soon as two hours from any of BJ’s 215 warehouse clubs in 16 states.

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In addition, BJ’s has expanded its Add-to-Card Coupons functionality to orders placed via BJs.com and the Shop BJs.com – Pick Up in Club service, and its website now sports a new look and feel to offer customers a more user-friendly, personalized shopping experience.

Those enhancement came a week after BJ’s added a new “swipe right” shopping tool to its mobile app. The discover function enables shoppers to explore new products and swipe right on their mobile device screen to add to a wish list.

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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