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BRAINTREE, Mass., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leading Internet grocer Peapod, LLC, and Stop & Shop today announced the opening of a new, first-of-its-kind facility solely dedicated to serving the needs of businesses, schools and non-profit organizations in the metropolitan Boston area. "Peapod by Stop & Shop is excited to provide enhanced delivery options and product selection to organizations who wish to provide high quality groceries to their associates and clients," said Peapod President Andrew Parkinson. "This is a high growth potential area of our business and we believe we can offer a unique value proposition -- supermarket selection at supermarket values -- with no subscription or high minimum order requirements." The new facility serves downtown Boston as well as Allston, Arlington, Belmont, Brighton, Brookline, Cambridge, Charlestown, and Waltham, and deliveries are made Monday through Friday beginning at 7AM and ending at 4PM. Customers may choose from a variety of morning and afternoon delivery windows and can shop from over 4,000 products including fresh produce, snacks, beverages, cleaning supplies and office products. The new facility also offers a range of catering options such as deli platters, cheese trays, and fruit trays. Peapod's state-of-the-art order-fulfillment technology and proprietary transportation routing system help achieve accuracy and efficiency in picking, packing and delivering grocery orders. "A growing trend in the workplace today is to provide convenient, nutritious food and beverages on-site for employees," said Andrew Parkinson, Peapod President. "Peapod by Stop & Shop makes it easier for companies to do so by offering the convenience of online grocery shopping and delivery." Stop & Shop and Peapod are both owned by Royal Ahold (NYSE:AHO) of the Netherlands which operates over 800 supermarkets in the US and around the world with total consolidated sales of USD 50 billion. Founded in 1989 as a smart shopping option for busy people, Peapod today stands as the country's leading Internet grocer, serving 18 U.S. markets including the metro areas of Chicago, Boston, Long Island and Washington, D.C., and communities in the states of Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Rhode Island. Peapod has achieved over 10 million deliveries since its first delivery in 1990. For more information on Peapod, call 1.800.5.PEAPOD (573.2763); e-mail or visit http://www.peapod.com/. DATASOURCE: Peapod, LLC CONTACT: Elana Margolis of Peapod, LLC, +1-847-583-6313, cell, +1-773-610-0019 Web site: http://www.peapod.com/

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