Walmart adds online delivery service in select Philly markets

According to a company news release, Walmart began online grocery delivery service late last month to Philadelphia and select suburbs, including King of Prussia, Warminster, Kennett Square, West Berlin and Cinnaminson.

Customers in these areas can shop for items on Walmart's website and choose a delivery time, including same-day delivery for an added fee.

Walmart plans to offer its online delivery service in 100 metropolitan areas by the end of the year.

Bottom Dollar to open 8 more stores in New Jersey

About a month after Bottom Dollar opened 14 new stores in the Pittsburgh, PA and Youngstown, OH markets (see "related blog posts" below), the company announced yesterday that it would open eight new locations in New Jersey. The new stores will all be in the Central and Southern part of the state.

New stores opening Friday, March 2
Trenton
Cinnaminson

New store opening April 13
Bordentown

Future stores
Edgewater Park
Bellmawr
Woodbury
Mt. Holly
East Windsor

As of Friday's openings, Bottom Dollar will be operating seven stores in New Jersey, 35 in Pennsylvania and three in Ohio.

Back in December, Bottom Dollar's parent company, Delhaize Group (Food Lion, Hannaford Bros.), said it is looking to add 450 new discount grocery stores worldwide over the next five years, "hundreds" of which would be in the United States.

Related blog posts:
Delhaize to eliminate Bloom, open 7 Bottom Dollar stores this week (1/23)
Food Lion closing 126 stores, including 2 in PA (1/12)