Stores that Offer Grocery Delivery or Curbside Pickup in Champaign-Urbana and Beyond
When you can’t leave the house, or your car: Champaign-Urbana grocery store options for delivery or curbside pickup
Kids in school, kids in sports, kids in extracurricular activities, work…. some days it seems like there are barely enough waking hours to get everything done. Taking one thing off your plate, many area grocery stores offer item pickup or even delivery to your doorstep. Pre-order your groceries ahead of time and pick them up after work, or opt for a delivery option to better meet your family’s needs.
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Ideas on how to utilize some of these options:
- Of course, you can have groceries dropped straight on your doorstep. We have plenty of options for that.
- How about placing a drive-up order to be ready on your way home from work? Or your partner’s way home?
- Get creative. With order minimums so low for many of these options, you could place an order just with sale items from one of these stores. And if you have a Target drive-up order planned but you’re running out of milk or oatmeal (or a thousand other grocery items), you can add that to your Target order, no problem.
Here are just a few of the convenient grocery shopping options available in our community.
Aldi
Aldi offer curbside pickup. They work with a third-party delivery service—Instacart. You check in on the Instacart app when you pull up to the store.
Instacart organizes shoppers to deliver groceries via their app or their website. Their express delivery option runs families an annual fee of $99. This includes unlimited delivery for orders of $35 or more. You may also pay on an as needed basis for a small fee per delivery. Instacart additionally delivers groceries in the Champaign-Urbana area from Costco, Meijer, Sam’s Club, Harvest Market, Binny’s and Schnucks. Remember that items may be marked up slightly on Instacart.
Tip: If you are having a tough time rationalizing the extra expense of grocery delivery, placing orders from Aldi (when you might otherwise find yourself running into one of the less budget-friendly options we have in town) may help you keep those grocery costs down.
Amazon
Amazon offers same-day pickup for free at the Illini Union Bookstore (809 S. Wright St., Champaign). Amazon Prime delivers many items from their site to your home in two days—even Sundays. This is a membership-based service with an annual fee.
Tip: Get your paper towels, toilet paper and other large grocery items ordered through Amazon.
Harvest Market and County Market
Harvest Market and County Market both use an online shopping partner, Rosie. With a minimum purchase of $30 or more, they offer curbside pickup or at home delivery of your groceries (last we heard, the destination had to be within 10 miles of the store). Add your items to your cart on their website, checkout and enjoy your relaxation.
Tip: Harvest Market will deliver wine or other adult beverages to your car or home upon checking valid identification of an adult over the age of 21.
Meijer
Meijer offers pickup services for $4.95 for order under $35, free for orders above that. Add your items to your cart on their website, checkout and pick up at your desired location. There is no markup on their items and all sales available in store are also available for customers taking advantage of Meijer Pickup. Check in on your phone when you arrive. Fees vary for Meijer delivery; you can also use Instacart to get Meijer delivered. Remember that items might have a slight markup on Instacart.
Sam’s Club
Sam’s Club offers click and pull pickup for free (with a membership plan). Add items to your cart on their app, checkout and pick up at your desired location. Check in on your phone when you arrive.
Schnucks
Curbside pickup has been added at Champaign-Urbana-Savoy Schnucks locations. Once a customer places a Curbside Pickup order, the customer will receive a text message with instructions on where to park at the store and what phone number to call upon arrival. Once the customer calls the number, a Schnucks employee will deliver the order directly to the customer’s vehicle. Fees vary; Instacart delivery also available.
Target
Target offers in-store pickup and drive-up services for free. Add items to your cart on their website or app, checkout and pickup. Let them know that you are on your way to the store, park in their designated drive-up parking spots, and they will use location services on your cell phone to know when you are there. Ever hear those honking horns on employee’s walkie talkies when shopping in-store? That’s someone pulling up outside ready to get their order.
Target recently purchased Shipt which features home delivery in an hour or so. Depending on available drivers, Shipt offers delivery 24-7. An annual membership fee of $99 applies for unlimited deliveries of orders over $35. Orders under $35 will incur a delivery fee. Order directly from the Shipt app to bring up items from past orders, current sales, and special requests.
Tip: Find someone currently using Shipt and have them “refer” you. It may save you on a yearly membership. Shipt will also deliver groceries from Meijer and CVS.
Walmart
Walmart offers curbside pickup for free with a $30 or more order. Add items to your cart on their app or website, checkout, reserve a time slot, and employees will bring the items right to your car. (Many of our readers compliment their service!)
Our Champaign-Urbana-Savoy Walmart locations have just recently begun offering same-day home delivery in a reserved time slot. Get a Walmart+ membership for $98/year and get unlimited free deliveries on order $35+.
Don’t forget about other food delivery conveniences
- Market Wagon delivers farm-fresh groceries straight to your door. Get more info on that here.
- Schwan’s frozen foods are available by truck delivery or drop off.
- CVS has a program called ExtraCare which features a free prescription delivery option.
If at the end of the day, you aren’t feeling like running to the grocery store for a few items, relax and take advantage of the options that we have right here in our community for pickup and/or delivery to your home.
