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A shopping cart includes a frame, a plurality of wheels for supporting the frame for movement over a floor, an arm connected to the frame, and a projection positioned proximate at least one of the wheels. The frame has a front end and a rear end. The arm is configured to engage the tow member for mo

A shopping cart includes a frame, a plurality of wheels for supporting the frame for movement over a floor, an arm connected to the frame, and a projection positioned proximate at least one of the wheels. The frame has a front end and a rear end. The arm is configured to engage the tow member for moving the frame. The projection engages the guide member to prevent one of the front end and the rear end from rotating over the other of the front end and the rear end. A handle assembly may include an elongated slot positioned proximate a handle. The shopping cart may also include a tray is releasably secured to the frame by inserting a tab into a slot. The shopping cart may also include a tab received within a slot to secure a basket against movement relative to the frame.

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1. A shopping cart comprising: a frame including an upright member and a plurality of rolling elements supporting the upright member, the upright member extending along a longitudinal axis;a basket slidably coupled to the upright member in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis;an opening pos

1. A shopping cart comprising: a frame including an upright member and a plurality of rolling elements supporting the upright member, the upright member extending along a longitudinal axis;a basket slidably coupled to the upright member in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis;an opening positioned on one of the upright member and the basket, the opening extending through the one of the upright member and the basket in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; anda stop member protruding from the other of the upright member and the basket in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the stop member being received within the opening when the basket is in a predetermined position relative to the upright member, thereby securing the basket against movement relative to the upright member. 2. The shopping cart of claim 1, further comprising a handle that is coupled to the frame and the basket by a pin. 3. The shopping cart of claim 2, wherein the handle includes a bracket having a bracket opening, wherein the frame includes a frame opening aligned with the bracket opening, wherein the basket includes a basket opening aligned with the frame opening and the bracket opening, wherein the pin extends through the bracket opening, the frame opening, and the basket opening. 4. The shopping cart of claim 1, further comprising a cover removably coupled to a portion of the frame. 5. The shopping cart of claim 4, wherein the upright member has an outer surface, wherein the cover is removably coupled to the outer surface. 6. The shopping cart of claim 1, wherein the upright member has a side surface, wherein the basket includes a side surface slidably engaging the side surface of the upright member, wherein the opening is positioned on the upright member and the stop member protrudes from the side surface of the basket to engage the opening when the basket is slid to a predetermined position. 7. The shopping cart of claim 1, further comprising a slot formed as a plurality of first ribs and a tab formed as a plurality of second ribs that are complementary to the first ribs such that the second ribs slide between the first ribs to interlock the basket and the frame. 8. The shopping cart of claim 1, wherein the basket is a first basket, the opening is a first opening, and a the stop member is a first stop member, further comprising a second basket slidably coupled to the upright portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the second basket positioned above the first basket;a second opening positioned on one of the upright portion and the second basket, the second opening extending through the one of the upright portion and the second basket in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; anda second stop member protruding from the other of the upright portion and the basket in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the stop member being received within the second opening when the second basket is in a predetermined position relative to the upright portion, thereby securing the second basket against movement relative to the upright portion. 9. A shopping cart comprising: a frame including a base and an upright portion extending away from the base along a longitudinal axis, the upright portion including an outer surface;a basket slidably coupled to the upright portion of the frame;a cover removably coupled to the outer surface of the upright portion;a lug formed on one of the cover andthe frame; a hook formed on the other of the cover and the frame, the hook removably received within the lug in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the upright portion;an opening formed on one of the cover and the frame; anda tab formed on the other of the cover and the frame, the tab received within the opening. 10. The shopping cart of claim 9, wherein the upright portion is formed as a pair of upright members, each of the upright members having a chevron-shaped profile, wherein the basket is positioned at least partially between the pair of upright members. 11. The shopping cart of claim 10, wherein the cover has a chevron-shaped profile. 12. A shopping cart comprising: a frame including a pair of upright members, each upright member including an upper end;a basket slidably coupled to the frame between the pair of upright members; anda handle extending between the upper ends and coupled to each of the upright members, the handle including a bracket having a bracket opening,wherein the upright member includes a frame opening aligned with the bracket opening,wherein the basket includes a basket opening aligned with the frame opening and the bracket opening, andfurther comprising a pin extending through the bracket opening, the frame opening, and the basket opening. 13. The shopping cart of claim 12, wherein the basket includes a first side portion and a second side portion laterally spaced apart from the first side portion, wherein the first side portion is supported on one of the upper ends and the second side portion is supported on the other of the upper ends. 14. The shopping cart of claim 12, wherein the handle bracket extends through the upper end of one of the upright members. 15. The shopping cart of claim 12, wherein the handle includes a first end supported on an upper end of one of the upright members and a second end supported on an upper end of the other of the upright members. 16. The shopping cart of claim 12, wherein the basket is a first basket, and further comprising a second basket slidably coupled to the frame between the pair of upright members, the second basket positioned below the first basket.