Food Lion launches grocery pickup

Salisbury, N.C.-based Food Lion, which offers more than eight private brand grocery lines, has launched grocery pickup at several of its stores.

Grocery pickup may be available in as little as one hour, the company said. Food Lion is offering free pickup for first orders, and after that a fee of $1.99 will apply to orders over $35 and $3.99 for orders less than $35.

“We are so excited to bring this convenient service to more stores in the Food Lion footprint and enable customers to spend more time on what matters most to them,” said Deborah Sabo, senior vice president of marketing at Food Lion. “With the Food Lion To-Go service, our associates become personal shoppers and are able to hand pick the freshest produce and best cuts of meat, just as they would for their own family. We look forward to continuing to nourish our neighbors with this new convenient service."

Customers can visit shop.foodlion.com and select the closest participating store based on their Zip code. Next, they may add items to a virtual cart. Once they are done filling their cart, customers can check out and pick a day and hour window they want to pick the groceries up in and proceed to check out. A Food Lion associate will then accept the order and prepare it at the store for the customer's designated pick up timeframe. Upon arrival, To-Go shoppers may park in the designated parking area, where a dedicated Food Lion associate will deliver their order directly to their car. Food Lion To-Go is available seven days per week from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Food Lion has more than 1,000 stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states and employs more than 63,000 associates.