date:Mar 10, 2014
Retail giant Ahold is investing in its US-based Peapod online grocery operations with the aim of accelerating growth in the New England and north-eastern regions.
The organisation plans to grow the number of Peapod shopping collection points to 200 this year, said chief executive Dick Boer.
Peapod will also open a new 27,900 square metre fulfilment centre in New Jersey in the coming months.
The semi-automated site will double the online grocers warehouse capacity for delivering Internet food