Rapid delivery news & analysis – Page 10
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NewsUK’s first university campus robot deliveries commence
Peyk robots are available for grocery stores, cafés and restaurants to offer deliveries to students, but can also be booked by students for ‘peer to peer’ deliveries
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich grocery players hit the stock market jackpot in 2023?
In 2023, crises from Ukraine to the Middle East, plus the ongoing cost of living crisis, battered stocks. Who coped best and what will 2024 bring?
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NewsEast of England Co-op launches app as part of e-commerce overhaul
The retailer has also forged a tie-up with Just Eat in an expansion of its online capabilities
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NewsMorrisons introduces Just Eat offering to Daily convenience stores
The service will be available from an initial 60 Morrisons Daily stores this month and will be extended to over 650 early next year
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NewsFarmison inks series of new supply deals and makes fish debut
The business, which collapsed into administration on 6 April, was rescued by a consortium led by ex-Asda boss Andy Clarke on 24 April
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NewsLast-mile platform Stuart teases new year grocery growth following acquisition
Stuart UK general manager John Gillan said the company’s growth in the sector would be driven by supermarkets developing their own quick delivery channels
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NewsAsda responsible for nearly half of all substitution complaints on social media
The supermarket accounted for 47% of the more than 700 complaints on X (formerly Twitter) about substitutions among the major supermarkets
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Josh Horner, automation engineer, HelloFresh
’Automation is the future for food’ says Josh, but he argues ‘there will be a need for many people in more expert roles’
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NewsUber Eats offering £200, 10-course Ynyshir tasting menu
Uber Eats Hosts will offer high-end “unique dining experiences” for customers to enjoy at home for limited runs through next year
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NewsDeliveroo launches brussels sprout sandwich to ‘convert the bashers’
The Christmas Sproutwich is available to order from Deliveroo’s owned Deliveroo Editions kitchens in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Bristol for 99p until Friday
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Events & AwardsFinalists of the Convenience Awards 2024 revealed
The Convenience Awards 2024 will take place on Thursday 21 March 2024 at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Supreme Court ruling on delivery riders really a ‘conclusion’?
Riders are not in an ‘employment relationship’, the court has ruled
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NewsDelivery robot driver gets extra training after ‘trying to run over’ pedestrian
The robot had been delivering Co-op groceries to a customer in Northampton when it drove across the lawn of their neighbour and ran over a cat repellent device
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News‘Uber-like’ delivery network Relay secures funding for UK-wide expansion
Relay says it takes its model from Asia, where delivery companies were “founded post the dawn of the internet and purpose-built for e-commerce”
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NewsDeliveroo makes major move into non-food
The company said the launch marked “a major new step in its growth journey and a natural extension of its offer”
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NewsCity snapshot: Deliveroo expands in DIY with Screwfix partnership
Deliveroo is betting on an expansion into non-food retail to boost future growth as the delivery firm reiterated its profit forecasts for the year ahead of the group’s first capital markets day today.
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NewsGopuff launches ‘Apple Deals’ Black Friday campaign
Continuing the Black Friday theme, there will be further promotions in alcoholic apple drinks on what Gopuff is calling ‘Cider Monday’
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Pasta Evangelists: A fresh pasta factory made for dark kitchens
Meal kit service Pasta Evangelists has unveiled its new 47,000 sq ft production facility on the premises of Bestway’s first warehouse in Acton, London
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NewsSprouts on pizza for Deliveroo Christmas ad 2023
The festive campaign suggests going crazy with the gravy and that Christmas Eve equals Cantonese in new ad
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NewsTesco launches first marketing campaign for rapid Whoosh service
The campaign involves three TV adverts where “young urbanites” remain “blissfully immersed in their happy places” thanks to the speedy arrival of their Whoosh delivery