Rapid delivery news & analysis
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News‘Modern slavery risk’ at UK supermarkets in wake of French delivery courier study
Wage withholding, confiscation of identity documents, threats of being reported to authorities, and blackmail to be rife among riders for the platforms in France, according to new research
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NewsFormer Co-op quick commerce chief lands role at last-mile platform Bringg
‘Chris built one of the UK’s most successful delivery operations as a Bringg customer and decided to come over and build it for others’
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Comment & OpinionRapid delivery’s convenience is a curse for problem drinkers
The aggregator apps could readily establish a way for shoppers to stop themselves from buying booze
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NewsAlcohol harm group urges restricted hours and blocks on rapid booze deliveries
Alcohol Change UK is warning of the dangers of ‘round-the-clock access’ to drink offered by on-demand delivery
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NewsIceland Foods offers free same-day delivery as online membership drive continues
Iceland is in the midst of a major expansion of its online shopping offer and is running promotions as a way of attracting new customers
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NewsAsda rolls out Deliverect tech to manage on-demand orders across Express stores
Through a partnership with Deliverect, the tech organises orders from multiple delivery channels ‘into a single operational flow’
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NewsSnappy Technologies rolls out system to unify delivery marketplaces
Snappy Technologies is now available to the convenience sector after an initial trial with Southern Co-op and Heart of England Co-op last year
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NewsOcado seeking to extend full basket same-day delivery to ‘as many UK locations as possible’
Ocado told The Grocer it was ‘working hard to expand the number of same-day slots available across as many UK locations as possible’
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NewsWagamama partners with Uber Eats in first new delivery tie-up since 2016
It comes after searches for Wagamama on the rapid delivery firm’s app more than doubled in 2025
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NewsIceland trials Strongpoint online order picking tech
The discounter has signed an agreement to test StrongPoint’s order picking software to fulfil ‘all its grocery e-commerce orders, including both scheduled deliveries and quick commerce orders’
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NewsJoybuy launches NSYNC-inspired debut TV ad
NSYNC’s 2000 hit Bye, Bye, Bye has been adapted to become the sonic signature of Joybuy in its debut TV ad campaign
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NewsJust Eat and Pasta Evangelists under investigation in CMA’s dodgy review crackdown
The CMA is investigating the businesses to determine whether they have infringed consumer law.
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NewsIceland Foods offers free same-day delivery for new online customers
New online shoppers will be able to reserve slots for delivery in ‘under two hours’ under the latest promotion, which is designed to drive registrations ahead of Easter
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NewsAmazon launches new dark stores for rapid Amazon Now service
Two new sites have launched in Battersea and Lewisham, providing customers in those areas fresh groceries and household essentials ‘in as fast as 30 minutes’
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NewsRapid grocery: awareness high, usage low finds YouGov
Only 1% of those surveyed used rapid delivery of groceries on a daily basis.
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NewsEx Co-op quick commerce chief joins Nesta nudge group
Chris Conway unexpectedly departed the convenience retailer last month after eight years with the business
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Comment & OpinionJoybuy’s ‘Double 11’ means days of sluggish delivery are numbered
Joybuy has launched with a clear and catchy delivery proposition. Consumers will respond to its simplicity
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NewsTortilla returns to Deliveroo to strengthen rapid delivery offer
The fast-casual Mexican restaurant group previously ended its collaboration with Deliveroo in February 2024
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NewsJoybuy launches in the UK: ‘Our competition is everybody’
‘You should be able to get pretty much everything you’re going to need in your everyday life, and with speed’
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NewsDeliveroo pilots office catering service in London
‘The office lunch is officially back, and Deliveroo for Work is continually finding new ways to elevate it’