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Stop & Shop now accepting EBT payments for online SNAP purchases

Northeast grocer joins a growing list of retailers signing on to program

Michael Browne, Executive Editor

August 26, 2021

2 Min Read
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Stop & Shop's new user-friendly experience offers online grocery shoppers the option to add their EBT card to their account on StopandShop.com and to shop using their SNAP funds.Stop & Shop

Stop & Shop on Thursday became the latest Ahold Delhaize USA supermarket chain to allow customers using SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits the option to pay with an EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card when placing online orders for pickup and delivery.

Earlier this year, Ahold chains The Giant Company, Giant Food, Hannaford and Food Lion also began accepting EBT payments online for SNAP recipients.

For Stop & Shop, the new service applies for all families and individuals paying with SNAP funds across the grocer’s five-state footprint including more than 400 stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, as well as for customers receiving delivery in New Hampshire. 

The new user-friendly experience offers online grocery shoppers the option to add their EBT card to their account on StopandShop.com and to shop using their SNAP funds. While browsing online aisles, SNAP customers can sort products to show eligible items, and a "SNAP Eligible" label will appear within the product details. At checkout, customers can select the "Apply SNAP benefits" option and select the amount to charge to their EBT card, allowing personalized budgeting throughout the month.

"Offering EBT payment online is an integral part of Stop & Shop’s commitment to serving our communities,” said Gordon Reid, president of Quincy, Mass.-based Stop & Shop. “We’re proud to make access to healthy food more accessible and convenient, especially for those impacted by the pandemic.” 

Related:FMI, NGA back increased SNAP benefits

SNAP customers can use their benefits to purchase eligible food and grocery items for online orders; however, they will need to use an alternative credit/debit card or checking account for any items not eligible for SNAP, as well as for fees, taxes, or driver tips.

Stop & Shop Pickup orders are subject to a $2.95 fee. Stop & Shop Delivery orders are subject to a delivery fee of $9.95 for orders less than $100 and $6.95 for orders greater than $100. As they always have, customers with SNAP benefits are also able to use their EBT card for eligible food and grocery purchases at any of Stop & Shop’s 400 stores.

Additionally, customers that prefer to use the Instacart marketplace may now also use their SNAP benefits to purchase grocery items from Stop & Shop at instacart.com/StopandShop.

Under the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot, launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in April 2019, 47 states and the District of Columbia now allow SNAP beneficiaries to shop and pay for groceries online.

Related:Schnucks expands curbside pickup, launches SNAP EBT online payment

A growing number of grocery chains have signed on to offer SNAP online purchases this year. In addition to the Ahold Delhaize USA supermarkets, retailers ranging from Schnuck Markets, Tops Markets and Publix Super Markets to Save Mart, Price Chopper and more have kicked off the program at their stores in 2021.

About the Author

Michael Browne

Executive Editor, Supermarket News

Michael Browne joined Supermarket News in 2018 after serving in managing and executive editor capacities at leading B2B media brands including Convenience Store NewsLicense Global and Travel Agent. He also previously served as content production manager for print and digital in the Business Intelligence division of Informa, parent company of Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News.

As executive editor, Mike oversees the editorial content of supermarketnews.com as well as the monthly print publication. He also directs all content-based brand-related projects including the annual Top 75 Retailers report, Category Guide, Retailer of the Year, research surveys and special reports, as well as podcast and webinar content. Mike has also presented and moderated at industry events.

In addition to the positions mentioned above, Mike has also worked as a writer and/or editor for special projects at American Legal Media (ALM), managing editor for Tobacco International, special projects editor at American Banker • Bond Buyer, and as production editor for Bank Technology News and other related financial magazines and journals published by Faulkner & Gray.

A graduate of Fordham University, Mike is based in New York City, where he was born and raised.

Contact Mike at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

 

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