Peapod To Open Three Suburban Chicago Sites For Grocery Pick-Up

Peapod, the Internet-based grocery retailer, will open three locations in the Chicago area this year where customers can pick up their orders rather than waiting for home delivery.

The Skokie-based company plans to open pick-up sites in Palatine in early October and in Schaumburg later in the month. A third location will open in Deerfield in early December.

It's a decided change in direction for Peapod, which was started in Evanston in 1989, became a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Ahold in 2001 and until two weeks ago, offered only grocery delivery. Late last month, Peapod began offering pick-up service at a Boston-area Stop & Shop.

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