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Instead of fighting for a parking spot at Costco Wholesale warehouses, customers in Southern Ontario can now get groceries from the general retailer delivered directly to their doorsteps.

Costco Wholesale announced Wednesday that it started selling groceries online for the first time in Canada, following its top rivals as supermarkets prepare for Amazon.com Inc.’s entry into the grocery market. Costco previously launched an online shopping service in the United States.

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“We’ve watched our colleagues in the U.S. enjoy success from their Costco Grocery launch, and are looking to repeat the same success in Canada,” Costco Canada’s senior vice-president Andrée Brien said in the news release.

At first, delivery service will only be available in Southern Ontario, with all orders from Costco.ca processed out of a warehouse in northeast Toronto where dozens of jobs have been created for the venture, Brien said.