Grocer improves features like online prescription refills, shopping lists, floral orders
LUBOCK, Texas (Sept. 28, 2009) – United Supermarkets, Market Street and
Amigos United guests and fans now can enjoy newly enhanced online capabilities at each
store’s respective Web sites thanks to a new partnership with MyWebGrocer.
United Supermarkets recently launched user-friendly features that enable guests
to get more out of their United Web experience to help create a better, more enjoyable instore
shopping experience. Site guests can take advantage of the new enhancements to
online materials like streamlined prescription refills, interactive weekly circulars by store
location, online catering orders, gift card purchases, floral orders, video cooking tutorials
and in-store promotions.
United Supermarkets will utilize a complete suite of online tools from
MyWebGrocer and ePharmacy designed to help enhance all aspects of guests’ online
experience and will continue to roll out new and innovative features as the site
progresses.
Over the past year, United Supermarkets and Market Street West Texas have
expanded their online presence for guests through popular social networking tools like
Facebook and Twitter. Daily updates allow guests to stay connected with store
happenings as well as receive and pass along links to coupons, in-store specials and
discounts.
“At United, we want to make our guests’ online experience just as enjoyable as
their in-store experience,” said Randy Crimmins, vice president, marketing at United
Supermarkets, LLC. “With our enhanced Web features like an interactive weekly
circular, online prescription refills and gift card purchasing as well as updates to
Facebook and Twitter, we’re going beyond our store aisles and reaching out to our guests
with a new medium that brings added convenience and new ways to save. We’ve seen a
great response from our guests and they seem to really enjoy taking advantage of all these
new capabilities, and that’s a trend we’d like to continue.”
One of the more popular features in United’s new online suite is the interactive
weekly circular that gives guests a friendlier approach to keeping track of the specialty
items, whole-health/gourmet products and produce they love. One-click shopping lists
allow guests to quickly add items from the circular or any number of United’s savory
recipes onto their unique shopping list and print it for their next shopping trip. The new
circular features also give guests the ability to learn more about individual food items,
easily print online coupons and receive notifications when their favorite items go on sale,
all before they leave for the store.
Additionally, United’s enhanced online pharmacy gives guests access to refill
prescriptions anytime. Online guests simply fill out an online refill form and the request
is sent directly to the pharmacy location of their choice to be filled.
With online catering, United guests can easily customize and order cakes and
pastries ahead of time. In addition to baked goods, guests can order party platters and
full-course meals from the delicatessen, seafood and meat departments, allowing the host
more free time to concentrate on the fun.
To check out all of the latest features, go to any one of the following United sites:
- United Supermarkets (www.unitedsupermarkets.com)
- Market Street West Texas (www.marketstreetunited/westtexas)
- Market Street Dallas-Fort Worth (www.marketstreetunited.com)
- Amigos United (www.amigosunited.com)
Fans can find United Supermarkets/Market Street West Texas on Facebook and
Twitter.
About United Supermarkets
Now in its 93rd year of operation, United Supermarkets, LLC, is a Texas-based,
family-owned grocery chain with stores in 30 markets across north and west Texas. A
self-distributing company with its headquarters and distribution center in Lubbock,
United currently operates 50 stores under three distinct formats: United Supermarkets,
Market Street and Amigos United.
Contact: Eddie Owens, APR, Director of Corporate Communications
EOwens@unitedtexas.com
Office 806.788.4863; Cell 806.928.0462
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