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Increased delivery, pickup use hoists U.S. online grocery sales
Fueled by a surge in delivery and pickup purchases, U.S. online grocery sales shot back up in January after declining from an early summer peak, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. Online grocery sales totaled $9.3bln in January, up 15% from $8.1bln in the previous survey in November, Brick Meets Click said. Delivery and pickup orders accounted for $7.1bln, or 77%, of online grocery spending in January, up 16% from $5.9blnn, or 73%, in November. Ship-to-home sales held at $2.2bln from November to January.
Three New Mexico club stores offer click-and-collect service via Instacart
After not having previously offered a click-and-collect option, Costco Wholesale has begun piloting curbside pickup for groceries at several warehouse clubs in New Mexico.
Issaquah, Wash.-based Costco hasn’t officially announced the test, but a page on the retailer’s website said same-day Costco Curbside Pickup powered by Instacart is now available to members at three clubs in Albuquerque, N.M. Users can choose from a selection of about 2,000 grocery items, including fresh food and some nonfood products.
To access Costco Curbside Pickup, members go to Costco.com and click on “Grocery” and select “Same-Day Delivery” and then “Pickup,” after which they choose the club pickup location and begin shopping. Costco noted on the website that the online shopping cart for pickup, which uses Instacart technology, isn’t part of the Costco.com virtual cart and requires separate checkout.