Winn-Dixie and Amazon partner to deliver groceries. Is your Miami store on board?
Seven months after experimenting with an Amazon and Winn-Dixie partnership in Jacksonville and Orlando, the Florida-based grocery chain has expanded its same-day delivery partnership service with the e-commerce giant to Miami and the rest of the state.
The arrangement also features Amazon return kiosks inside Winn-Dixie stores. If you shop at Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon, you know the arrangement. Winn-Dixie isn’t owned by the digital company Palmetto Senior High School grad Jeff Bezos built, but for customers, the experience will be the same.
Like at Whole Foods, you can order groceries using an app that carries the store’s logo — you’ll recognize the Winn-Dixie red — and you can return Amazon purchases via kiosks inside the grocery stores.
Last week, Winn-Dixie and Amazon announced the expansion of their grocery partnership to include stores in the Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Keys and West Palm Beach areas of South Florida.
Gayle Shields, Winn-Dixie’s chief merchandising and marketing officer said the rapid expansion after September’s two-city test fit the company, whose origins date back to 1925 Miami in the Lemon City area. That’s where the first store opened as Rockmoor Grocery. Several business moves led to the Winn-Dixie name in 1955.
“Building on our initial launch, we’re now reaching the majority of Florida households — bringing added convenience and more savings to customers across the state,” Shields said.
Delivery also extends to surrounding neighborhoods and nearby communities throughout each area, so you don’t have to live next door to a Winn-Dixie. More than 15,000 Winn-Dixie grocery items are on Amazon, including Winn-Dixie’s private brands SE Grocers, Prestige and Know & Love.
“More Florida customers have been asking for the ability to shop their favorite local grocery store through Amazon, and we’re thrilled to deliver on that request,” said Sophie Turrell, director of U.S. Grocery Partnerships at Amazon. “This expansion demonstrates our commitment to growing partnerships that customers love and bringing more local grocery favorites to more Florida families.”
How does the Amazon and Winn-Dixie partnership work?
- Amazon deliveries: Customers can shop Winn-Dixie and check delivery availability in their area by visiting amazon.com/winndixie or using the Amazon shopping app. You’ll see a tab for Winn-Dixie on the top bar of the app that also includes tabs for Whole Foods and Grubhub.
- Prime delivery deal: For a limited time, both Prime members and customers without a Prime membership can get free delivery on all Winn-Dixie orders over $25 with two-hour delivery windows.
- Rewards: Winn-Dixie Rewards members can link their Rewards account with their Amazon account to earn Rewards value on each purchase. These points can be redeemed for dollars off future in-store purchases at Winn-Dixie.
- Amazon Return Kiosks: Winn-Dixie customers can find Amazon return kiosks in stores in these counties: Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe. Also: Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sumter. The Winn-Dixie store locator store should let you know if your neighborhood store has a kiosk.
- Other stores: The Winn-Dixie and Amazon business-partnership resembles services at Whole Foods Market, Kohl’s, Staples and The UPS Store. These companies also have staffed or self-serve Amazon kiosks at many of their stores. No boxes or labels are required. Bags and labels are provided at the kiosks.
