Glendora: Ralph's Says More Home Deliveries In SoCal By Dec

ARCADIA, CA — Shopping at the store might be a thing of the past for busy families, if Ralph's and Instacart has something to say about it.

A test market, just opened up in Los Angeles and Irvine, already proves there's no need to drag the kids to the grocery story anymore.

Just go online to your friendly neighborhood Ralph's Grocery Store and select delivery to have groceries brought straight to your door. And a trial run in Irvine and Los Angeles is just the beginning.

Instacart and Ralph's Grocery Store expect a full Southern California grocery delivery by the end of November, a release said.

"We strive to provide our customers with the best shopping experience and believe that offering home delivery adds a new convenience when shopping at Ralphs," said Valerie Jabbar, president of the supermarket chain. "Our customers are busier than ever. Providing home delivery is another way Ralphs is giving our customers the shopping experience that they desire."

As of Nov. 8, home delivery is currently available via two Ralphs locations -- in downtown Los Angeles at 645 W. Ninth St. and 6300 Irvine Blvd. in Irvine.

If all goes well, the company said it plans to introduce the service at 38 additional locations in the following communities by the end of November:

• Los Angeles
• San Diego
• Orange County
• Pasadena
• San Fernando Valley
• Thousand Oaks
• Los Angeles County's South Bay

Customers will place their home delivery orders through www.ralphs.com/delivery, select a participating store and choose from 40,000 offered products, including perishables, which are categorized and sorted for viewing and selection.

Customers build their digital cart by clicking and adding products, then select a preferred delivery time between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. An Instacart shopper then hand-picks the items and delivers the order within a preferred one-hour time window.

Interested in joining the Instacart shopping team?Find out more about the company here.

Ralphs Grocery Co. currently operates 191 supermarkets from its headquarters in Los Angeles. Ralphs is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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