We’ve Doubled Our Delivery Zones + Added Acme Market in Philly!

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2 min readMay 7, 2014

We have nearly doubled our Philadelphia-area service area by adding Northeast Philadelphia and the Northeast suburbs. We are also now delivering from ACME Markets stores!

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New neighborhoods and towns that are part of the expansion include: Olney, Northeast Philadelphia, Fern Rock, Frankford, Juniata Park, Lawncrest, Bustleton, Fox Chase, Burholme, Oxford Circle, Somerton, Rhawnhurst, Tacony, Wissinoming, Oak Lane, East Oak Lane, Bridesburg, Mayfair, Stenton, Elkins Park, Flourtown, Fort Washington, Oreland, Glenside, Wyncote, Cheltenham, Dresher, Abington, Jenkintown, Willow Grove, Huntington Valley and Bensalem. For complete maps of Instacart’s delivery areas, visit https://www.instacart.com/locations

In our new Northeast Zone consisting of Northeast Philadelphia and the Northeast suburbs, Instacart delivers from Whole Foods Market, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Fine Wine & Good Spirits and ACME Markets. In Philadelphia proper, we deliver from all of those stores plus Super Fresh and Green Aisle Grocery.

Our Philadelphia City Manager, George Shotz, reported that over the past month, Philadelphia order volume has tripled, and the company has also tripled the number of Personal Shoppers to keep up with demand. Customer requests for ACME delivery were abundant. “The response from Philadelphia has really been amazing — it seems we’ve struck a chord,” said Shotz. “This is a big expansion for us, but the demand is definitely there, so we’re excited about it.”

Shotz added that to date, the company’s shortest order-to-delivery time in Philadelphia was 14 minutes and 14 seconds. “No other grocery delivery service can even come close to that,” he said.

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