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Peapod's proprietary Stay Fresh delivery system maintains products at their optimum temperatures, from the farm all the way to a customer's front door. Warehouses, trucks and delivery bins are all climate-controlled. Peapod also trains perishable selectors to prepare quality meats and pick superior produce. And you can provide directions for some picks, such as yellow or green bananas and thin or thick-sliced deli meats.

You can redeem valid manufacturer's coupons with Peapod drivers; the coupon is credited to your account. Peapod also features hundreds of weekly specials online.

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Peapod Company History

1989
Andrew and Thomas Parkinson pioneer the online grocery delivery concept, establishing Peapod in Evanston, Ill. Combining backgrounds in consumer product marketing (Andrew was a brand manager with Procter & Gamble and Kraft) and technology expertise (Thomas was the founder of a software company), the brothers establish Peapod as a lifestyle solution for busy families

1990
Peapod partners with Chicago-area Jewel Food Stores to fulfill orders. Peapod begins test marketing to about 400 households in Evanston, Ill. The company provides software and modems for customers who have to dial-in directly to the Peapod shopping system During the early days, Andrew, Thomas and their families do the picking and packing-making deliveries with their own cars

1991
With Evanston, Ill., proving a success, Peapod expands its service to the surrounding suburbs and Chicago

1993
Peapod launches service in San Francisco with Safeway

1995
Peapod launches its first advertising campaign; the company gains 4,600 members. (Until this time, Peapod built its customer base largely through word of mouth.) Peapod initiates service in Columbus, Ohio with The Kroger Company

1996
Peapod reaches a customer base of 43,200
Peapod partners with Stop & Shop to offer "Peapod by Stop & Shop" in the Boston metro area
Peapod joins the Internet, launching its own Web site: www.peapod.com
Inc. magazine names Peapod to the "Inc. 500" ranking of the fastest-growing U.S. private companies

1997
Peapod opens the first Stop & Shop wareroom in Watertown, Mass., just outside Boston
In June, Peapod completes a successful initial public offering listing its shares on the NASDAQ

1998
Peapod initiates service in Long Island, N.Y., with Stop & Shop, and in Texas with Randalls and Tom Thumb
In July, Peapod delivers its 1 millionth order, to a customer in Chicago

1999
After growing business in the Chicago market, Peapod pursues a centralized distribution model: moving from 12 store locations to one dedicated warehouse outside Chicago, in Niles, Ill.

2000
In June, Royal Ahold takes a 51 percent ownership Peapod names current president and CEO Marc van Gelder. Van Gelder joins the company from Stop & Shop, a subsidiary of Royal Ahold. Peapod initiates service in Norwalk, Conn. with Stop & Shop
In September, Peapod acquires Streamline.com operations in Chicago and Washington, DC
In November, Peapod partners with Giant Food (a Royal Ahold subsidiary) to launch "Peapod by Giant" in the Washington, DC, metro area

2001
Peapod begins servicing communities in Virginia and Maryland, partnering with Giant Food In August, Royal Ahold buys the remaining shares of Peapod, establishing the Internet grocer as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the international food retailing and foodservice company
Peapod pursues a bricks-and-clicks strategy, engaging in exclusive relationships with Ahold U.S.A. grocers--Stop & Shop and Giant Food--and planning growth in markets where these grocers have a presence.
Peapod replaces its Niles, Ill., warehouse with a new 75,000-square foot, climate-controlled distribution center (a former Streamline.com facility) in Lake Zurich, Ill.

2002
Peapod by Stop & Shop expands service to Cape Cod, Mass.
Peapod continues to grow revenues 20% despite having closed 5 markets not strategic to Ahold (Columbus, Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Francisco).

2003
Peapod achieves profitability in four out of five markets
In April, Peapod introduces service in Hartford, Conn., with Stop & Shop
In July, Peapod delivers its 5 millionth order, to a customer in Chicago
In October, Peapod initiates service in New Haven, Conn. with Stop & Shop

2004
In April, Peapod introduces service in Rhode Island with Stop & Shop
In July, Peapod introduces service in Mt. Vernon, NY with Stop & Shop
In August, Peapod introduces service in Baltimore with Giant
In September, Peapod introduces service in Cromwell, CT. with Stop & Shop
Peapod names Andrew Parkinson as President and General Manager.
Parkinson is the company founder and past CFO.
In December, Peapod introduces service in Watchung, NJ with Stop & Shop

2005
In April, Peapod introduces service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
In August, Peapod introduces service in Danbury, CT with Stop & Shop
In November, Peapod introduces service in Wanaque, NJ with Stop & Shop
In November, Peapod introduces service in Somerset, NJ with Stop & Shop

2006
In March, Peapod introduces service in Medford, NY with Stop & Shop

There is a re-emergence toward home deliveries. People are so overworked that there doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. A grocery home-delivery is one of the answers in getting everything done in a day.

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PEAPOD - Grocery Shopping Online With Home Deliveries For Your Convenience

PEAPOD - Grocery Shopping Online
With Home Deliveries For Your Convenience