Relay Foods, an online market for sustainable food and everyday groceries, has rolled out a new "Drop Spots" program, allowing D.C. area apartment buildings to provide residents with free concierge grocery delivery. The program offers real estate management groups a cost-free way to help residents avoid the challenges of grocery shopping in D.C. by offering on-site delivery.
"In D.C., we all know that grocery shopping can be rough," said Graham Evans, Vice President of New Markets and DC City Manager at Relay Foods. "After a long, stressful day, no one wants to fight traffic to get to and from a grocery store or haul shopping bags on the metro. So, we're partnering with forward-thinking apartment buildings to bring fresh, local food and groceries directly to residents."
Launched in 2009 in Charlottesville, Va. and serving the D.C. metro area since summer 2012, Relay Foods provides a comprehensive selection of local foods and grocery essentials to online shoppers and delivers orders to convenient pickup locations or customers' homes. With Drop Spots, Relay Foods and apartment buildings establish a regular delivery schedule to ensure that residents can rely on Relay Foods for their weekly grocery needs. Relay's delivery teams ensure that groceries reach the Drop Spot by 4 p.m. Delivery schedules begin at one drop per week and can be increased to multiple days per week according to the needs of residents.
Six D.C. area apartment buildings participated in the pilot program.
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