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Aldi to roll out curbside pickup to nearly 600 stores

Discount grocery chain expands online grocery service

Russell Redman

May 28, 2020

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Aldi aims to expand Curbside Grocery Pickup service to 600 stores across the country by the end of July.Russell Redman

After a pilot in selected markets, hard discount grocer Aldi plans to launch Curbside Grocery Pickup service at almost 600 stores.

Aldi said Thursday that it aims to expand the click-and-collect service to stores in 35 states by the end of July. Customers will place their orders via Aldi’s Instacart page or mobile app, and Aldi store associates will pick and pack the groceries and bring them out to customers’ vehicles.

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To use curbside pickup, customers place their online orders at shop.aldi.us, where they can access the full selection of Aldi products as well as “Aldi Finds” promotional items. Shoppers then fill their virtual carts with products and choose a pickup time and store location at checkout. They can find the nearest Aldi store that offers curbside pickup at shop.aldi.us or by using the Aldi mobile app. Upon arriving at the store, customers park in marked pickup spots, and then a store associate will bring out their groceries and load them into their car.

“Our Curbside Grocery Pickup pilot was quickly embraced by our customers, and demand for this service has continued to increase. We’re pleased to be bringing this service to customers across 35 states over the next several weeks,” Aldi U.S. CEO Jason Hart said in a statement. “We are always looking for ways to make the Aldi shopping experience even more convenient and accessible for everyone. Whether shopping in-store, or online for delivery or pickup, we’ll continue to be here to safely serve our customers.”

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Aldi rolled out Instacart online grocery delivery chainwide in the fall of 2018, with the service becoming available later that November at stores in 5,000 new ZIP codes in 35 states, covering 75 major markets. Now Aldi stores in more than 10,000 ZIP codes offer Instacart delivery. Aldi announced its partnership with Instacart in August 2017, starting with a pilot at stores in Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles.

In addition, Aldi also offers store pickup via Instacart, and this past November the retailer launched alcohol delivery through Instacart. Overall, Aldi operates nearly 2,000 stores across 36 states.

Use of online grocery services has jumped in recent months as many people look to avoid going to stores because of concerns about COVID-19. In a study released yesterday by Inmar Intelligence, 78.7% of U.S. consumers surveyed reported shopping online for groceries after the coronavirus outbreak, up 39% from before the pandemic, and 56.7% said they shop for groceries online more often now than before the crisis. Earlier this month, Coresight Research projected U.S. online grocery sales to grow about 40% this year, fueled by high demand triggered by the pandemic.

Related:Discount grocers Aldi, Lidl institute customer limits in stores

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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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