Stop & Shop expands Peapod delivery service

QUINCY, Mass. Stop & Shop announced that it has expanded its Peapod home and business delivery service to 40 new communities in the New York City and New Jersey area.

Peapod now delivers to the entire borough of Queens, large sections of Staten Island and several Brooklyn neighborhoods as well as Jersey City, Bayonne and Hoboken, NJ, Stop & Shop reported.

The Peapod service is now available to more than 8 million households in the Northeast. "This expansion effort is in direct response to consumer requests," said Peg Merzbacher, director of marketing for Peapod. "We are excited to have the opportunity to serve additional customers."

Expansion areas include:

    * Queens, NY: Astoria, Bayside, East Elmhurst, Flushing, Jackson Heights, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside     * Staten Island, NY: Port Richmond, Tottenville, Willowbrook     * Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Navy Yard, Park Slope, Prospect Park     * Massachusetts: Eastham, Falmouth, North Falmouth     * New Hampshire: Atkinson, Kingston, Newton, Plaistow, Salem     * New Jersey: Andover, Bayonne, Barnegat Light, Hoboken, Jersey City, Long Beach, North Bergen, Secaucus, Sparta, Union City, Vauxhall, Weehawken, West New York, West Creek