Instacart (Instacart.ca), the fast-growing retail delivery service, and Loblaw Companies Limited have announced a partnership in the Charlottetown area.
Beginning Feb. 28, Charlottetown area residents can now order from Atlantic Superstore in Charlottetown and West Royalty, or Your Independent Grocer in Cornwall, and have their groceries and everyday essentials delivered straight to their doorsteps in as little as one hour.
How Instacart works: Customers go online to Instacart.ca or open the Instacart mobile app on their iPhone or Android device, select their city/store, add items to a virtual cart, then choose a delivery window (within one hour, within two hours, or up to five days in advance) and check out.
An Instacart shopper accepts the order on his/her smartphone, uses the Instacart shopper app to guide them through shopping, and then delivers the order to the customer in the designated delivery timeframe.
For orders of $35 or more, the delivery fee is just $3.99. Many customers also take the opportunity to save big over time by signing up for Instacart Express membership, which enables unlimited, free same-day delivery on orders of $35 or more. After a free trial period, Instacart Express membership is just $9.99 a month or $99 a year.
