Food Lion expands its pickup service to 27 more stores

Food Lion’s Food Lion To Go grocery pickup service is expanding to 27 more stores in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia, Ahold Delhaize’s Salisbury, North Carolina-based banner said Monday. With the addition of these stores, Food Lion To Go is now available at more than 630 stores across its 10-state footprint.

As an incentive, the grocery retailer is offering shoppers their first pickup for free, Food Lion said in a statement.

“With some of the busiest months ahead for our customers, we are excited to expand this convenient service to more stores in the Food Lion footprint so our customers can spend more time on what matters most to them,” said Evan Harding, director of digital and e-commerce at Food Lion, in a statement. “With the Food Lion to Go service, we provide our neighbors the option to shop through the channel they prefer, in-store or online, still ensuring they have access to the freshest groceries at affordable prices.”

To make holiday shopping easier, customers can see availability and place orders through the grocery retailer’s website or on the Food Lion To Go app. The pickup service gives shoppers the choice to place an order and pick up the same day, without leaving their cars, Food Lion said.

Shoppers can link their personal Food Lion MVP savings loyalty card to their account, use digital coupons and redeem their “Shop & Earn” MVP rewards program savings, the grocery retailer said.

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 their MVP discounts, in-store promotions and weekly savings specials.

The pickup service is available seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The pickup service, where allowed by law, lets customers 21 and older purchase beer and wine through To Go, Food Lion said.

Food Lion has more than 1,100 stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states and employs more than 82,000 associates.