Business & Tech
Gopuff, A Convenience Store Delivery Service, Comes To Homewood
According to village officials, the delivery-only service will operate from the old Family Video on Dixie Highway and 183rd Street.
HOMEWOOD, IL — Popular convenience store delivery service Gopuff is coming to Homewood, business officials announced last week.
Gopuff is a Philadelphia-based company which delivers food, cleaning supplies and even pregnancy tests to customers on a whim. With over 600 locations throughout the United States, Gopuff earned $615.9 million in revenue last year alone.
The store will be located in the old Family Video building at 2000 183rd Street. While the store does not allow in-person shopping, the company has already posted multiple job openings for delivery drivers and on-site shift leaders.
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A spokeswoman for the Homewood Business Association said the space began stocking up on products in early January but did not have an estimated timeline of when residents could start ordering.
Those interested in test-driving the service for themselves can order through the app or website in Cicero, Skokie or Chicago.
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