Food Lion Expands Delivery Via Instacart

Food Lion this week is expanding availability of delivery to an additional 302 stores in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

The offering represents an expanded partnership between the Salisbury, N.C.-based division of Ahold Delhaize USA and Instacart, the San Francisco-based online shopping app.

Customers in these delivery areas can use Food Lion's To-Go website or the Food Lion To-Go app to confirm availability and place orders. 

“Expanding this convenient service to 302 stores in the Food Lion footprint is more important than ever,” Evan Harding, director of digital and e-commerce marketing for Food Lion, said in a statement. “We want to give local neighbors the option to shop through the channel they prefer, in-store or online, while still ensuring they have access to the freshest groceries at affordable prices.”

Food Lion said the online service allows customers to place an order and have groceries delivered in as fast as an hour. 

Shoppers that link their personal MVP card to their account can use digital coupons and redeem Food Lion’s “Shop & Earn” MVP rewards program savings. Customers can also see their accumulated Shop & Earn rewards on their checkout screen and view which clipped digital coupons will be applied to their order. This is in addition to MVP discounts, in-store promotions and weekly savings specials. 

Food Lion grocery delivery via Instacart is available seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.