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Sam’s Club expands partnership with Instacart

Over half of clubs to offer same-day delivery this month

Russell Redman

October 18, 2018

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Following up a pilot earlier this year, Sam’s Club plans to expand same-day delivery via Instacart to more than half of its stores by the end of this month.

The companies said Thursday that the move will bring the service to more than 100 new Sam’s Clubs in 90 new markets, covering almost 1,000 ZIP codes. About 350 of the Walmart warehouse club chain’s nearly 600 stores will offer Instacart delivery when the rollout completes in the next couple of weeks

Instacart users in the new markets — including New Jersey, Indianapolis and Houston, among other areas — will be able to shop Sam's Club without a membership, while Sam’s Club members will get lower, member-only pricing, according to the companies.

Through the service, Sam’s Club customers will be able to order groceries, household items, gifts and small appliances and have them delivered to their homes in as soon as an hour. 

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Sam’s Club’s partnership with Instacart, announced in February, began Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart’s relationship with the online delivery provider. The wholesale club initially launched Instacart delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Texas, and St. Louis and later made it available at clubs in San Diego and Los Angeles.

“Our members love this service, so we decided to give the gift of fast, easy home delivery to more members just in time for the holidays,” Sachin Padwal, vice president of product management at Sam’s Club, said in a statement. “To help the holidays run smooth, we’re offering a wide product assortment available on Instacart so shoppers can now get household goods delivered. We’re excited that last-minute gifts, small appliances, extra pillows and towels — just to name a few things — are just a few clicks and minutes away.”

Related:Walmart Canada teams up with Instacart

Last month, Walmart kicked off Instacart delivery in Canada, starting with 12 stores in the Toronto area and five stores in Winnipeg, Manitoba — the first Walmart-bannered stores to offer the service. For Walmart Canada, the Instacart pilots marked the first time that Toronto customers had access to same-day grocery delivery and the first time Winnipeg customers had access to grocery home delivery.

“By expanding our partnership with Sam’s Club, we’re extending the reach of Sam’s Club’s amazing products by making grocery shopping effortless for more people across more cities in the U.S.,” stated Sarah Mastrorocco, vice president of business development at Instacart. “We're excited to join forces with Sam’s Club and serve as ‘household heroes’ for customers, delivering them the home essentials and groceries they want from the club they love in as fast as an hour.”

Related:Sam’s Club starts same-day delivery with Instacart

Instacart now has partnerships with more than 300 grocery retailers and serves more than 15,000 grocery stores in 4,000 cities in North America, reaching over 70% of U.S. households and more than 50% of Canadian households.

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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