WALKER, MI -- Meijer is expanding home delivery to more Michigan cities in the next few weeks.

The Midwest retailer, and delivery partner, Shipt, will begin serving northern Michigan households in Cadillac, Ludington, Big Rapids, Gaylord, Petoskey, Manistee, Alpena starting Aug. 22.

Two days later, on Aug. 24, service will be available in the mid and Southern Michigan communities of Fort Gratiot, Marysville, Adrian, Jackson, Coldwater, Ionia, Mt. Pleasant and Alma.

Meijer customers can use an online app to order items and have them delivered to their homes, or schedule a pick-up time at a local Meijer store.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Shipt provides grocery stores and some other retailers with its app and a network of personal shoppers to fill customer orders.

Customers can order from 55,000 groceries and everyday essentials and perishables, including fresh produce, grocery, refrigerated and frozen items as well as alcohol, pet food, back to school items and health and beauty care products.

The service requires a Shipt membership, which is $99 per year. Delivery is free for orders over $35; a flat $7 delivery fee is added to any orders under $35.

Shipt is hiring shoppers, who are paid per order rather than hourly. They are responsible for shopping and delivering the groceries. More information about the job is at Shipt.com, under "Get Paid to Shop."