Schnucks Expands Instacart Partnership in MO, IL

Schnuck Markets has expanded its partnership with Instacart to bring same-day grocery delivery from the majority of its stores throughout the Midwest.

On July 13, the St. Louis-based grocer will be able to deliver customers to customers in Cape Girardeu, Columbia and Jefferson City, Mo.; and Carbondale, Champaign, Bloomington, Normal, Pekin, Peoria, Savoy, Springfield and Urbana, Ill., in as little as an hour. Customers can visit schnucksdelivers.com to fill their virtual carts with all their favorite items – from produce and meat to everyday essentials – and have them delivered to their homes.

"Schnucks is committed to giving our customers premier products and the best shopping experience," said Andrew Nadin, chief marketing officer at Schnucks. "Partnering with Instacart to offer Schnucks Delivers online grocery shopping and same-day delivery will allow us to further nourish our communities and provide shoppers the kind of options they expect in order to manage their busy lifestyles."

To celebrate the partnership expansion, Instacart is offering Schnucks customers a free one-year subscription to Instacart Express, which enables unlimited free grocery delivery on orders over $35.

Schnucks and Instacart first joined forces to bring same-day grocery delivery to customers in February 2017 with the launch of Schnucks Delivers Powered by Instacart. Since the launch in St. Louis; Rockford, Ill.; and Evansville, Ind., customers have embraced the service.

Based in San Francisco, Instacart has set a goal of launching in more than 100 new markets in 2017. Last month, it revealed plans to serve 80 percent of American households by 2018.