The storage area for the new Pickup online-shopping service at the Kroger on Seventh Street in Parkersburg. The service started last week. (Photo Provided)

PARKERSBURG — Kroger last week launched an online-shopping service at its Parkersburg store at 2007 East Seventh St.

Pickup, formerly known as ClickList, offers customers the opportunity to shop online and pick up their groceries without ever having to enter the store. Kroger waives the $4.95 service charge for a customer’s first three orders and no minimum purchase is required.

Pickup service allows customers to use paper coupons from their car, a convenience that saves more time for shoppers.

Kroger in Belpre first initiated the online shopping program in June 2017. The South Parkersburg grocery went online in June 2018.

“We’ve heard time and time again that Pickup has changed our customers’ shopping experience for the better, which is why we’re so excited to bring the service to Parkersburg,” said Allison McGee, corporate affairs manager for Kroger Mid-Atlantic. “Convenience is one of our top priorities at Kroger, and Pickup offers our customers a great time-saving solution.”

A clerk collects items for an online shopper. Pickup service commenced last week at Kroger on Seventh Street in Parkersburg. (Photo Provided)

With Pickup, customers select a time to pick up their order with at least four hours’ notice. Orders must be picked up at one of the designated Pickup parking spaces, where a Kroger associate will help load items into the customer’s vehicle. Kroger offers more than 40,000 items through Pickup, including fresh meat, hot foods, sushi and produce. West Virginia law prohibits tobacco products and pharmacy prescriptions being sold through Pickup. Gift cards also cannot be sold through Pickup.

Kroger began online ordering over three years ago in the Mid-Atlantic Division, which includes stores in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Special parking spaces are identified for Pickup online shoppers at Kroger on Seventh Street. (Photo Provided)