Costco members in France and Spain can shop online and receive same-day delivery through Costco’s first European websites powered by Instacart’s Storefront Pro commerce platform and fulfillment solutions services, the companies announced Jan. 30.
The initial rollout includes delivery from all Costco locations in France and Spain, including stores in the Paris metropolitan area and Mulhouse in France, as well as Bilbao, Madrid, Seville and Zaragoza in Spain. Members can now place orders directly through sameday.costco.fr and sameday.costco.es.
Orders are fulfilled and delivered from the store to the member’s door, giving members access to household staples and everyday essentials with same-day delivery. Fulfillment models in each country align with local laws, regulations and market conditions. To provide a simple experience for Costco members, Instacart is partnering with European companies in each country at launch for the picking, packing and delivery of orders.
Members will enjoy same-as-in-store pricing with a flat service fee per order.
“Costco has been a trusted partner for many years in North America, and we’re incredibly proud to expand that relationship into Europe,” said Chris Rogers, CEO and chair of Instacart.
“Powering Costco’s online ordering and delivery program in France and Spain is a testament to the strength of our enterprise e-commerce technology suite, and allows Costco to launch delivery in a way that’s scalable, and built around their members. For Costco, this unlocks a new level of access and convenience for members, and for Instacart, this marks a new chapter as we bring our over 13 years of grocery industry expertise to more global markets.”
Expanding International Presence
The launch brings Instacart’s enterprise technology and fulfillment solutions services to France and Spain for the first time, further expanding its enterprise platform into Europe.
“Online ordering and delivery gives members in France and Spain greater flexibility in how they shop Costco’s assortment and build on the services we already offer,” said Pierre Riel, EVP, Costco Wholesale International Division at Costco Wholesale. “It’s another step in making Costco easier to access while continuing to deliver the value, quality, and service our members expect.”
Instacart currently supports delivery from Costco locations across the U.S. and Canada and powers Costco’s Same-Day websites, sameday.costco.com and sameday.costco.ca, through its Storefront Pro technology. The expansion into France and Spain builds on this foundation, extending Instacart’s enterprise technology and fulfillment capabilities to support Costco’s Same-Day presence and delivery programs in new international markets.
Instacart’s Storefront Pro is an enterprise-grade commerce platform that enables retailers like Costco to operate and quickly scale their own online ordering and delivery programs. Instacart’s end-to-end fulfillment technology and services power hundreds of grocers’ e-commerce sites in North America.
This expansion builds on Instacart’s broader international enterprise platform momentum, including Caper Carts in Australia and upcoming launches in the U.K.
Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, partners with more than 1,800 national, regional and local retail banners to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from nearly 100,000 stores across North America on the Instacart Marketplace.
Costco Wholesale operates 895 warehouses worldwide, including locations across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland and the United Kingdom.
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