Rapid delivery news & analysis
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NewsCo-op the latest retailer to roll out Royal Mail parcel lockers
The Co-op will add the new click & collect lockers to 100 of its stores, following a similar move by Sainsbury’s earlier this year
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NewsDeliveroo begins drone delivery trial in Dublin
Deliveroo’s trial is in collaboration with unmanned aerial vehicle operator Manna
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Comment & OpinionHealth kicks, advertising laws and the fresh food revolution
A year and two days into the job, Tesco’s group customer director Becky Brock revealed how on arrival she saw a huge opportunity for the UK’s biggest supermarket
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NewsFormula 1 star Charles Leclerc launches ‘mindful’ ice cream brand Lec
Lec ice cream contains a maximum of 399 calories per tub
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NewsHome delivery player Flash to start trial with Uber Direct
The home delivery platform will pilot the white-label delivery service with a Premier store in Leeds, starting next month
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NewsCo-op ditches delivery partner Stuart
Stuart couriers have been delivering grocery orders for the retailer since 2021
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff launches Amazon shopfront
Orders are prepared by Gopuff employees within its own micro-fulfilment centres, and delivered to customers’ doors directly by Gopuff delivery partners.
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NewsJust Eat readying launch of white label delivery service Jet Go
Just Eat’s move follows the launch of aggregator app rivals’ white label services Deliveroo Express and Uber Direct
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NewsDoorDash acquisition of Deliveroo approved by board
US food delivery giant DoorDash is to acquire Deliveroo for £2.9bn
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Comment & OpinionInstant delivery is forcing a grocery rethink – and it’s only just begun
Instant delivery services such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat are putting grocery in the spotlight – but Cheil CEO Chris Camacho believes this is only the start…
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NewsDeliveroo shares surge on takeover news
As per takeover rules, DoorDash has until 5pm on 23 May to provide Deliveroo with a firm offer
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Deliveroo’s white label offer tempt supermarkets?
Deliveroo Express is set to rival an established Uber Eats service
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NewsSoftware company born out of departed quick-commerce player Jiffy secures $3m funding
Cloud Retail’s client base spans the UK, Europe, and the MENA region, including customers such as Carrefour and Circle K
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NewsAllwyn and Snappy Shopper expand online scratchcard offer to 170 retailers
The new initiative has already generated £150,000 in sales for retailers who have continued to join a small-scale trial since last summer
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NewsDeliveroo Express signs Tesco as first white-label delivery partner
Tesco is the first retailer to partner with new white-label service Deliveroo Express, as it trials Tesco Whoosh in Ireland for the first time
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NewsDeliveroo partners with SMG to boost retail media offering to brands and advertisers
Deliveroo says the SMG partnership will ’offer enhanced user targeting, better campaign insights and new formats to advertisers’
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NewsM&S chairman: online grocery is ‘a desert of profit’
‘There’s been more wealth destroyed by people trying to develop food online businesses than any other industry I can think of,’ said M&S chairman Archie Norman.
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NewsHome Office praise for Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats on illegal working ‘beyond absurd’ group claims
‘The elephant in the room is why platforms would even want to allow substitute when people with the right to work could just sign up directly,’ Worker Info Exchange said
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Comment & OpinionDo supermarket loyalty schemes ease the pain of delivery apps?
Shopping for groceries on the aggregator apps is rife with ‘ouch’ moments
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NewsWilko extends Deliveroo partnership to 212 stores
The boosted range of 14,000 products will be price matched to in-store prices