<p><strong>Chicago, Il</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Peapod.com, an Internet grocer, has recently announced the launch of more than 100 virtual grocery stores at commuter rail stations in Boston, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Chicago. The virtual stores feature billboards of larger-than-life grocery aisles on train platforms.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Commuters with smart phones or iPads can download the mobile app and start shopping on the spot.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Peapod has teamed with national consumer products brands, including Barilla®, Coca-Cola®, Kimberly Clark®, Proctor & Gamble® and Reckitt Benckiser® to redefine when, where and how consumers knock out the task of grocery shopping.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“Getting your groceries on the way home from work just got a whole new meaning," says Mike Brennan, COO. "With schedules that are more demanding than ever and people spending 200+ hours a year in transit+, our hope is that consumers will take advantage of our virtual stores and mobile app while they're on the go and enjoy the time saved when they're at home."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">With the Peapod virtual grocery stores, consumers can get orders started, make selections from Peapod's entire online store, and schedule home deliveries for the next day or even several days or weeks in advance.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.peapod.com" target="_new"> Peapod <hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"></a></p>
