Stater Bros. to Offer Online Shopping

Nibbling tentatively at the online grocery business, Stater Bros. Markets announced a partnership with a home-delivery service that will allow residents in south Orange County to order items from its supermarkets over the Internet. Colton-based Stater Bros. plans to begin the service next month with partner Whyrunout.com, an Aliso Viejo company that also delivers dry-cleaning, processed film and other goods. Stater Bros. will pay Whyrunout.com an undisclosed fee to make the deliveries. If the program is successful, it will be expanded throughout Southern California, where Stater Bros. operates 155 stores. A similar partnership was announced two weeks ago by Safeway, which teamed up with GroceryWorks.com of Dallas.