NEW YORK, May 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iFresh, Inc. (“iFresh” or the “Company") (Nasdaq: IFMK), a leading Asian American supermarket chain and online grocer, announced today that the Company is expanding iFresh’s online grocery delivery service to Florida, Maryland, and Massachusetts, in addition to New York. Starting this week, residents who live within a 60-mile radius of certain iFresh chain stores will be offered grocery delivery services via iFresh’s online store. The new store locations providing delivery services and their respective mile ranges are as follows:
| Miami: 551 NE 167th St., North Miami Beach, FL 33162; mile range: 45-55 miles | |
| Orlando: 2415 E Colonial Dr., Orlando, FL 32803; mile range: 45-60 miles | |
| Rockville: 15108 Frederick Road, Rockville, MD 20850; mile range: 45-55 miles | |
| Boston: 733 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02170; mile range: 45-55 miles |
Mr. Long Deng, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of iFresh, stated: “The growth and expansion of our online grocery delivery services are being driven by the demands of social distancing and stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also see the grocery delivery sector as a growth opportunity because of the boom of popularity in customers’ online shopping behavior. We plan to further expand our online delivery in response to the soaring demand as well. Our goal is to make grocery delivery available to as many residents around our store locations as possible while generating additional sales.”
About iFresh, Inc.
iFresh Inc. (Nasdaq: IFMK), headquartered in Long Island City, New York, is a leading Asian American grocery supermarket chain and online grocer on the east coast of U.S. With nine retail supermarkets along the US eastern seaboard (with additional stores in Glen Cove, Miami and Connecticut opening soon), and two in-house wholesale businesses strategically located in cities with a highly concentrated Asian population, iFresh aims to satisfy the increasing demands of Asian Americans (whose purchasing power has been growing rapidly) for fresh and culturally unique produce, seafood and other groceries that are not found in mainstream supermarkets. With an in-house proprietary delivery network, online sales channel and strong relations with farms that produce Chinese specialty vegetables and fruits, iFresh is able to offer fresh, high-quality specialty produce at competitive prices to a growing base of customers. For more information, please visit: http://www.ifreshmarket.com/.
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