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Schnucks launches delivery of alcoholic beverages

Beer, wine and liquor available online in two states

Russell Redman

February 27, 2019

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Schnuck Markets has begun offering delivery of beer, wine and spirits for customers ordering online in Missouri and Illinois.

The St. Louis-based regional grocer said Wednesday that the service, which delivers orders in as soon as one hour, is provided through its Schnucks Delivers online grocery program, powered by Instacart.

Both Missouri and Illinois permit delivery of alcoholic beverages, Schnucks noted. The retailer said customers accepting deliveries of beer, wine or liquor must be age 21 or older and present valid identification.

Alcohol delivery also will be subject to a service fee that covers the additional cost of ensuring compliant delivery of alcohol products and ID verification. The fee ranges from $2 for orders with less than $35 of alcohol to $10 for ordera including more than $110 of alcohol. Available seven days a week, Schnucks Delivers offers online grocery delivery for as low as $3.99 (plus applicable fees) and free for orders of $35 or more for those enrolling in the Express service.

Schnucks added that customers interested in more information on beer, wine and spirits products can sign up to receive The Proof Newsletter, which helps them navigate the supermarket chain’s selection of adult beverages and alerts them about exclusive in-store and Schnucks-sponsored events.

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“Since we launched Schnucks Delivers more than two years ago, many shoppers have requested that we add their favorite adult beverages to the platform,” Ryan Cuba, chief business development and transformation officer at Schnucks, said in a statement. “The expansion of products available through Schnucks Delivers is another way that we’re helping our customers better manage their busy lifestyles.”

Schnucks launched Schnucks Delivers with Instacart in the St. Louis area in February 2017 and now offers online grocery delivery to homes and businesses in all the market areas it serves. The chain operates 119 stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa.on

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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