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Amazon Prime Now reaches more Whole Foods stores

Online grocery delivery, pickup launches in new markets

Russell Redman

October 24, 2018

2 Min Read
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Same-day online grocery delivery through Amazon’s Prime Now service has become available at Whole Foods Market stores in another 10 cities.

The companies said Wednesday that Prime Now delivery via Whole Foods has launched in Albuquerque, N.M.; Birmingham, Ala.; Boise, Idaho; Charleston, S.C.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Hartford and Stamford, Conn.; Kansas City, Mo.; Providence, R.I.; and Salt Lake City. The service also has been rolled out to more neighborhoods in Boston and Cincinnati.

Accompanying the home delivery expansion was the kickoff of Prime Now grocery pickup at Whole Foods locations in six new cities, including Boise, Las Vegas and San Diego plus Jacksonville, Tampa and West Palm Beach, Fla.

Prime Now delivery is now available in 63 cities. The service, launched in February, most recently was expanded to Annapolis, Md.; Cleveland; Louisville, Ky.; north and central New Jersey; Pittsburgh; and additional locations in the San Francisco Bay area earlier this month.

Curbside pickup, introduced in early August in Sacramento, Calif., and Virginia Beach, Va., is now offered in 14 markets, including late September launches in Fort Worth, Texas; Kennesaw, Ga.; and Richmond, Va.

“Prime Now delivery continues to be a hit with our customers, and we’re excited to introduce the service in 10 new cities,” Christina Minardi, executive vice president of operations at Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods, said in a statement. “And for our customers in Boise, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, San Diego, Tampa and West Palm Beach, we’re thrilled to also offer the option of grocery pickup. It’s just another way we’re making it even easier for more customers to enjoy Whole Foods Market’s healthy and organic food.”

For online grocery delivery and pickup, Amazon Prime members can shop thousands of items at Whole Foods in such categories as fresh and organic produce, bakery, dairy, meat and seafood, floral and daily household essentials. Customers in Cincinnati, Jacksonville, San Diego, Tampa and West Palm Beach also can purchase select alcohol products online, the retailers said.

Delivery service is available until 10 p.m., while pickup is offered from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Orders are delivered in as soon as an hour and can be picked up at a Whole Foods store in 30 minutes. With pickup, Prime Now personal shoppers load groceries into customers’ vehicles.

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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