Aldi Announces Home Grocery Delivery In St. Louis By Thanksgiving

ST. LOUIS, MO — No more putting quarters in shopping carts. Aldi will soon offer home grocery delivery in St. Louis and nationwide, the discount grocery chain said this week, announcing a partnership with Instacart, a popular online grocery delivery service. Delivery should be available by Thanksgiving.

"Our partnership with Instacart and the expansion of our e-commerce options are more ways we are meeting the growing needs of today's shopper, who wants high-quality food at unbeatable prices," the company's CEO, Jason Hart, said in a statement.

Aldi launched pilot delivery programs in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles and Chicago over the summer, and the company said the repose has been "overwhelmingly positive."

Aldi recently spent about $49 million to renovate many of its St. Louis-area stores, according to the Post-Dispatch, and is planning several new stores throughout the area, including in Kirkwood and Tower Grove.

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To take advantage of grocery delivery, customers can visit Instacart.com/aldi or download the Instacart app. Customers can choose a delivery window for when their groceries will arrive. Independent shoppers — akin to Uber drivers — then do the shopping and bring the groceries to customer's doorstep. By using the code "ALDILOVE," first-time Instacart customers can receive $10 off their first three Aldi orders of $35 or more, the company said.

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