7 Things Harps Employees Wish Arkansans Asked For
If your health plan gave you a prepaid Flex card, you may be able to use it at Harps.
Cards like that work at more than 160 Harps stores across eight states.
Here’s what Harps employees wish more Arkansans asked for, and how to check what your store offers.
Note: This is general information, not insurance advice. Benefits and covered items are subject to change, so check the specifics with your insurer.
1. Curbside Pickup
Harps announced grocery pickup in November 2019, with an associate bringing your order out to your car.
At launch, orders could be ready in as fast as an hour, or scheduled up to five days ahead.
Scheduling went five days out.
Harps set the Conway store’s grand opening for March 12, 2025, and listed curbside pickup and home delivery for it.
Harps listed the same two services for its Fort Smith store, which was set to open Oct. 8, 2025.
2. DoorDash Delivery
Harps added DoorDash to its delivery options in April 2026, joining the DoorDash Marketplace for grocery orders.
Harps has partnered with Instacart since November 2018.
When Instacart delivery launched, Harps said orders could arrive in as little as two hours.
That was 2018.
Now you can use DoorDash too.
What Harps Delivery Costs on DoorDash
Talk Business reported that a typical DoorDash delivery charge without a pass or promotion runs $3.99 to $5.99 for non-members.
$0 deliveries require a DashPass membership, which costs $9.99 or $96 annually.
At the typical charge, the $96 annual price equals roughly 16 to 24 DoorDash deliveries.
3. Health Plan Flex Cards
NationsBenefits announced in May 2026 that its prepaid Flex cards work at more than 160 Harps locations across eight states, Arkansas among them.
The card is validated item by item at checkout.
If your health plan gave you one of these cards, you can use it on approved food-as-medicine items, over-the-counter health and wellness products and other items.
Check with your insurer.
4. Prescription Scanning
The Harps Rx app lets you refill a prescription by entering the Rx number or scanning the bottle with your phone’s camera.
The app is free.
You can also transfer prescriptions from any pharmacy to your preferred Harps location.
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5. Fresh Sushi
Harps announced sushi.
The announcements for its Conway and Fort Smith stores both named fresh sushi among their offerings.
Call your store before you drive, since this covers two stores, not the whole chain.
6. USDA Prime Beef
Harps announced Prime beef, as graded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), for both its Conway and Fort Smith stores.
The December 2024 preview of the two stores also named Martha's Pride beef.
Prime has abundant marbling and is generally sold in restaurants and hotels.
7. Blessing Bags
A local news report in November 2025 said that Harps stores across Northeast Arkansas were offering Blessing Bags for the holiday season.
They come pre-assembled.
Bags cost $10 or $15.
The bags contain food items that can provide a full meal or complete another meal.
You could buy the bags at your local Harps location, and they would be donated to The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas.
SmartMeals Shopping Assistant
Harps said in March 2026 that it would roll out SmartMeals, an artificial intelligence-powered shopping assistant, across its chain.
SmartMeals would build meal plans around your household size, dietary preferences and budget.
It would write a shopping list from products in stock at your Harps and apply available digital savings.
Early summer was the target.
The first wave was slated for 20 to 25 stores.
Meal recommendations through the Harps loyalty program after each shopping trip are listed as an upcoming feature.
Harps Express Fuel
Harps announced a Harps Express site with gas pumps for the Conway store and a Harps Express gas station for the Fort Smith store.
The Conway store was set to open to the public from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Fill up where you shop.
Short-Term Programs
Harps has run short-term programs before.
Produce for Kids Fridays handed out $1 produce bucks coupons at Harps stores every Friday through the end of August 2021.
That run was scheduled to end in August 2021.
In 2017, a Harps on Grand Avenue in Fort Smith ran a one-month pilot for shoppers using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Local produce rang up at half price during the pilot.
Savings topped out at $20 a household a day.
A report to USDA on the 2022-23 season said Harps had slipped in the Double Up Food Bucks grocery program.
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