Sam's Club launches speedy alcohol delivery

Sam's Club members can now get alcohol delivered along with their groceries.

The warehouse club retailer has added alcohol, including wine, beer and spirits, to the lineup of of groceries and other essentials that members  can buy when ordering through Instacart. Sam’s is now offering alcohol delivery — in as fast as one hour — in select markets across 12 states, including Ohio, Illinois, California, Minnesota and Missouri. It expects to expand the service  to additional  locations in the coming months.

Sam’s Club parent Walmart also delivers alcohol in select markets through its online grocery service. Target also offers the same.

Sam’s Club and Instacart  have also expanded their same-day online delivery collaboration of grocery delivery to include all U.S. Sam’s Club locations. The expansion allows anyone in the U.S. to shop from their local Sam’s Club via Instacart.

To order alcohol at Sam’s Club through Instacart, similar to purchasing groceries and other household essentials, customers can go online to http://www.SamsClub.com/Instacart or open the Instacart mobile app, select their city and Sam’s Club.

Customers ordering alcohol via Instacart must be over the age of 21 and are required to enter their date of birth at checkout and present a valid government ID at the time of delivery.