Monday, September 09, 2019

Giant relaunching grocery pick-up service again

What's old is new again at Giant. The grocery chain offered a Pick Up option for customers at the Westwood Giant in Bethesda way back in 2014. Several parking spaces in the lot out front were designated with signage for Pick Up customers, with phone numbers to alert the store by phone that they were outside and ready for their groceries to be loaded into their car by employees. A large, purple storage case was placed outside the store. Since then, all has been quiet on the Pick Up front, the signs were removed from the special Pick Up parking spaces, and the Pick Up storage container often appeared to be empty. Now there are "signs" that the Ahold-owned grocer is going to make a new promotional push for the service.
A different set of parking spaces outside the Westwood Giant at 5400 Westbard Avenue now have bagged signs. It appeared a curious patron had removed the bag from one of the signs, revealing that they are Pick Up space indicators. The phone number to call when you arrive for pick-up is different from the one on the 2014 signs.

According to Supermarket News, an industry publication, Giant is talking as if the Pick Up service is brand-new. They report the chain intends to roll out Pick Up at all Giant stores in the Mid-Atlantic region by December 31 this year. 

The terms are slightly less-generous than the 2014 launch program. There is now a $2.95 fee and a minimum order of $30 for same-day pickup. In 2014, there was no fee or extra charge, and no minimum order. However, Supermarket News reports that the retailer will offer new users free pickup on their first order of $30 or more, if they enter the promotional code GIANT4 at checkout.

So, look for these signs at your local Giant countywide, as a "sign" that your store now has the Pick Up service. It appears that some Giant stores like Westwood were part of a pilot or test of the Pick Up concept, which is now becoming standard among some of the biggest players in groceries like Walmart and Target.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

"The Pick Up concept, which is now becoming standard among some of the biggest players in groceries like Walmart and Target."

Why not mention that Harris-Teeter and Whole Foods - much closer to home - have this?

Robert Dyer said...

6:46: Neither is as big a player as Walmart and Target - not even close - even if the County Council thinks they are. LOL

Suze said...

Harris Teeter offers pickup at their Bethesda and North Bethesda locations. The service fee is about $5, which I feel is more than reasonable. After all, it saves me half an hour to an hour of going through the store and standing in line to check out.

Anonymous said...

Gentle reminder:
Hans Riemer was arrested.

Anonymous said...

8:02 - Huh? That one came out of nowhere.

Anonymous said...

You can delete the comments all you want, Brownie, but relaunched and again are redundant. Which is something journalists should bear in mind on "news" sites.

Anonymous said...

8:02AM --- No.one.cares. It makes him all the more lovable.

Anonymous said...

12:32pm all those words describe you, Mr. Troll. Particularly obsessive, repetitive, monotonous and monotone.

Same comments day after day. :/

Anonymous said...

The frustration is palpable when all the background checks into Dyer provide nothing for you. Meanwhile, Hans Riemer is actually being arrested.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, I still can't find any evidence that Robert Dyer has ever been employed. LOL

Anonymous said...

1:18pm Dyer has been employed, but continue your false narrative
It's all you have to cling to at this point. :)

Anonymous said...

The fact that Robert hasn’t been arrested is irrelevant.

If all he has going for him is that Evil Hans has pure Robert hasn’t that is a pretty sad campaign strategy.
Hardly a reason to vote for Robert.

Tom Andrews said...

1:23 PM It's just illustrative of how dumb the trolling is when the only guy that has been arrested is currently on the council. Meanwhile, you claim looking at a sign is a crime and other nonsense..lol

And your background checks have been so fruitless for you. So you'll just go to the defamation route and make stuff up. That's why you'll never use your name- none of what you say is accurate.

Anonymous said...

How is Harris Teeter's service? I've seen it but never seen anyone use it. I wonder if they pick good produce, etc.

Anonymous said...

I'm even more curious how 1:20 PM is in any position to know what jobs Dyer has had.

Anonymous said...

Looks like Pick Up is already available at Giant's Rockville Pike, Wheaton Plaza and downtown Silver Spring stores.

Anonymous said...

With who? And doesn’t this count as a creepy comment with inside knowledge about Dyer that he often deletes and send to law enforcement?