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Target expands curbside pickup in Midwest

Drive Up service now offered in 25 states

Russell Redman

July 12, 2018

2 Min Read
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Target Corp. has rolled out its Drive Up curbside pickup service to 200 more stores in the Midwest.

The discount store chain said Drive Up is now available at Target locations in Chicago; Indianapolis; Columbus, Ohio; Lansing, Mich.; Louisville, Ky.; Erie, Pa.; South Charleston, W.Va.; and other markets in the region.

With the expansion, more than 800 stores in 25 states now offer Drive Up service for online purchases of groceries, household essential items and other products. Target said it will launch curbside pickup in additional markets late next month.

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Plans call for the Minneapolis-based retailer to have Drive Up available in nearly 1,000 stores by the holiday season. Most recently, the service was expanded to Midwestern markets including Des Moines, Iowa; Kansas City, Mo.; Madison, Wis.; and Omaha, Nebraska; plus Southern markets such as Raleigh, N.C.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Columbia, S.C.; as well as to select stores in Florida, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Drive Up, which was piloted in Minneapolis last fall, works as follows: Customers choose Drive Up as the fulfillment option when placing an order via the Target app, and then Target notifies them when the order is ready, typically within one to two hours. When ready to go to the store, customers click on the “I’m on the Way” button in the app. At the store, shoppers park in a designated Drive Up space, and within two minutes a Target associate brings their order to their car, where it’s loaded into the trunk or backseat.

Target_Drive_Up_sign.jpgWith more consumers engaging in online ordering of groceries and other products, Target has stepped up its expansion of fulfillment and delivery services.

In mid-May, following pilots in major markets, Target began rolling out its Target Restock next-day delivery service nationwide and expects it to reach more than 75% of the U.S. population by the end of 2018. The online stock-up service enables customers to order from an assortment of 35,000 items — including food, home essentials and other consumer staples — and have their “Restock box” delivered to their door the next day.

Meanwhile, Target’s Shipt subsidiary has steadily expanded its same-day delivery service to Target stores and other retailers around the country, most recently rolling out in the Midwest. Shipt’s service is currently available to nearly 50 million households in more than 150 markets.

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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