Amazon expands Save Mart delivery partnership
Amazon keeps building out a fast grocery delivery program it operates with The Save Mart Companies.
In an email to Chain Store Age, the e-tail giant said it is now offering same-day grocery delivery from select FoodMaxx locations in Central and Northern California, including Bakersfield, Hayward, Sacramento, San Jose and Turlock.
Customers of those stores can now place grocery orders from a dedicated FoodMaxx page on the Amazon site, with Amazon is offering Prime members free delivery on their first three orders of $20 or more.
This offering expands existing same-day delivery programs Amazon has been operating with FoodMaxx parent The Save Mart Companies. Amazon has delivered from select Save Mart stores since October 2022 and Lucky Supermarkets stores in select cities across the San Francisco Bay Area since May 2024.
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Amazon is also expanding its existing grocery delivery service with Save Mart to three additional California stores in Auburn, Bakersfield and Chico, and with Lucky Supermarkets to four additional stores in the Golden State in Foster City, Hollister, Napa and Oakley.
"FoodMaxx shares in our goal to offer tremendous price, selection, and convenience to grocery shoppers, so we're thrilled to be able to provide fast delivery from Amazon to FoodMaxx customers throughout California," said Christian Seitel, head of U.S. grocery partnerships, in the email.
"We work with more than 20 grocery and specialty retailers globally to meet the needs of a broad range of customers and shoppers, and it’s through retailers like FoodMaxx that we’re able expand our grocery offering and deliver items from beloved neighborhood brands like FoodMaxx to price-conscious shoppers looking for the utmost value," said Seitel.
Amazon said it will continue expanding its same-day delivery collaboration with FoodMaxx and other Save Mart Companies banners. In 2023, Amazon began enabling customers without a Prime membership to order delivery from a variety of local grocery and specialty retailers available on Amazon.com. This includes a same-day delivery partnership with regional grocer Weis Markets in cities across New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
And in April 2024, Amazon introduced a new optional perk for Amazon Prime members and EBT recipients that offers unlimited grocery delivery for a monthly fee. Eligible deliveries are from Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, and other local grocery and specialty retailers including Save Mart on orders over $35.
"We’re excited to expand our Amazon partnership to our FoodMaxx banner, allowing shoppers to gain access to exceptional-quality fresh and local produce, meat and seafood, all at low prices shoppers need now more than ever," said Tamara Pattison, chief digital officer at The Save Mart Companies. "We see this expansion as part of our continued commitment to providing shoppers with the most convenient way to shop our stores each and every day."
The Save Mart Companies operates 194 Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx stores throughout California and Western Nevada.
