Rapid delivery news & analysis – Page 2
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NewsDeliveroo CEO Will Shu quashes reports he’s stepping down
“I’m not. You’re hearing it from me,” Deliveroo CEO Will Shu told The Grocer
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NewsFast food comes under fire from ShareAction health demands
In a scathing report, ShareAction accused restaurants, cafés and fast food outlets of being increasingly responsible fo the obesity crisis
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NewsCity snapshot: Deliveroo to exit lossmaking Hong Kong business
Deliveroo is planning to exit its lossmaking Hong Kong operations via a sale of some of the assets to Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda and closure of other parts of the business
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NewsJust Eat launches drone deliveries in Dublin
It’s planning to roll out the service in other European markets
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NewsKnorr skewers takeaways and delivery apps in new campaign
Billboards feature images of ‘half-assembled burgers, busted burritos, and pizza with no cheese’
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Analysis & FeaturesNew generation of rapid delivery apps compared
Since the demise of Gorillas, Getir, Weezy and the like, a new generation of delivery apps have surfaced to take their place
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Analysis & FeaturesCan rapid delivery services from Tesco and Co-op save our c-stores?
Scoot and Peckish are filling a gap left by the retreat and withdrawal of Getir, Gopuff, Gorillaz
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Comment & OpinionPeckish and Scoot could be a gamechanger for rapid delivery
The Co-op’s Peckish and Booker’s Scoot are the first rapid delivery solutions to be developed by wholesalers
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NewsCo-op launches rapid grocery delivery app for independents called Peckish
The retailer is making a £1m investment into Peckish in its first year, and is hoping to sign up more than 1,000 stores in the next 12 months.
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NewsMorrisons, Deliveroo, Wingstop urge government to extend crime bill protections to delivery riders
Proposed shopworker laws fall short by failing to protect delivery riders when they are on a delivery, signatories say
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NewsJust Eat agrees to €4.1bn offer from Prosus
Just Eat Takeaway is set to be acquired by Dutch investment group Prosus for €4.1bn with a view to building a European food delivery champion
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News‘One bad experience puts aggregator app grocery customers off for good’
A survey of Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat users found 76% of them had ordered groceries via the apps
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NewsKiuki launches ‘crowdsourced’ grocery marketplace
Kiuki.com says its ambition is to make grocery shopping on the site “faster than anywhere else” for customers
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NewsCo-op launches member pricing on Deliveroo
The in-app offer has been introduced across 100 key lines and everyday essentials, with savings of up to 28%
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NewsCo-op quick commerce ambitions inspired by Big Macs, not Big Four
‘I tell my team: don’t worry about the other grocers, see what McDonald’s are doing” says Co-op e-commerce chief
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NewsDeliveroo plays down Will Shu exit reports
The company insisted the founder has no plans to leave
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NewsNearSt launches tech allowing c-stores to connect in-store inventory to delivery apps
It works by linking to the retailer’s EPoS systems, ensuring their in-store availability is displayed live on the apps
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NewsBooker launches rapid delivery service for symbol retailers
Booker has been piloting the system in Budgens Abridge, near Romford in Essex, and is set to add a further three pilot stores over the next two months
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Comment & OpinionStars Cher and Javier Bardem shine for Uber Eats
Time travel and world domination concern Uber Eats’ celebrities
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff using Morrisons supermarkets as daytime dark stores
The trial sees Gopuff orders picked, packed and dispatched from Morrisons stores