Have you ever wished that you could have the goodies from Reading Terminal Market delivered to your doorstep? If so, your wish has now come true!
Just yesterday, Reading Terminal Market announced that they are now delivering produce and grocery items through a partnership with Instacart –a grocery delivery service that delivers in as little as an hour.
“Since announcing the partnership with Instacart in September, we have received a tremendous response from our merchants and customers who are interested in participating in this remarkable service,” said Paul Steinke, General Manager of Reading Terminal Market. “We believe this service will be a time-saving tool for many shoppers who, due to their busy schedule, geographic location, lack of transportation or other circumstances, may not be able to get to Reading Terminal Market as often as they wish. We are excited to finally launch the delivery service in time for the busy holiday shopping season.”
During the first phase of the program, offerings will be limited to shelf stable and non-customized, refrigerated products such as pre-packaged grocery items, fresh produce and bakery goods. A second phase of the program to be launched at a later time will include customized food products, such as cooked foods and sandwiches.
The Market’s 32 merchants who are part of the first phase of delivery service are:
12th Street Cantina
Amy’s Place
Bassetts Ice Cream
Bee Natural
Border Springs Farm Lamb
By George! Pizza, Pasta &Cheesesteaks
Chocolate By Mueller
Downtown Cheese
Fair Food Farmstand
Famous 4thStreet Cookie Company
Flying Monkey Bakery
Giunta’s Prime Shop
Godshall’s Poultry
Golden Fish Market
Herbiary
Hershel’s East Side Deli
Iovine Brothers Produce
John Yi Fish Market
Jonathan Best Gourmet Grocer
Market Bakery
Metropolitan Bakery
Nanee’s Kitchen
Old City Coffee
Pennsylvania General Store
Salumeria
Tea Leaf
Termini Brothers Bakery
Terralyn – Bath, Body, Spirit
The Tubby Olive
Valley Shepherd Creamery
Wan’s Seafood
Wursthaus Schmitz
“We’re looking forward to getting started, and are thrilled that so many merchants have decided to participate in the first phase of this roll out,” said Instacart Philadelphia City Manager George Shotz. “Reading Terminal Market is the place to go in Philadelphia for the freshest variety of products – we’re happy to now be able to bring the Market right to our customers’ front door.”
Reading Terminal Market customers interested in using Instacart must be located in the company’s designated Philadelphia Zone, which includes most of the city proper and also reaches far into the Main Line, Upper Darby, and part of Montgomery County.
Any customer can open an account at https://www.instacart.com/store/reading-terminal; for a limited time, customers can use the codeRTM10 and get $10 off and free delivery on their first order of $35 or more. For frequent customers, Instacart offers an Amazon-Prime like service called Instacart Express – an annual membership that eliminates delivery fees for all orders of $35 or more. The cost is just $99. Customers can sign up for a free two-week trial at www.instacart.com/express.