Rapid delivery news & analysis – Page 8
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NewsMorrisons extends Deliveroo partnership to Daily stores
The supermarket has been working with the aggregator app since 2020, offering the service from around 390 supermarkets
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NewsJust Eat partners with Card Factory in continuing non-food play
The partnership has gone live in 19 of the retailer’s 1,000 UK and Ireland stores, including in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester and Wakefield
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NewsCompensation call for delivery riders caught up in far-right riots
Violent disorder has been suffered in multiple towns and cities since last Tuesday, with more than 400 people having now been arrested for their involvement
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NewsDeliveroo partners with B&Q for those needing ‘quick fix’
The available range covers interior and outdoor paint, decorating, painting tools, plumbing, electricals and bathroom fittings, as well as tools and hardware
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NewsMorrisons extends Just Eat partnership to 380 supermarkets
Customers now have access to thousands of SKUs including own labels, branded and Market Street fresh favourites
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NewsCold food and poor pay: Order stacking booming among food delivery apps
Transporting multiple orders at the same time means drivers achieve a higher throughput
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Labour’s worker reforms apply to the gig economy?
Labour’s ‘new deal for workers’ makes no mention of app couriers
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NewsDeliveroo continues non-food play with The Perfume Shop partnership
It follows deals struck with Screwfix and Ann Summers
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NewsOn-demand grocery hits 80 million orders worth £2bn
The channel’s value has shot up from almost nothing five years ago
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NewsOcado CEO takes aim at ‘ludicrous’ growth predictions of rapid delivery players
‘There was a lot of talk about two years ago that they were going to destroy Ocado Retail… We told you back then that their model wasn’t sustainable’
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Range PreviewWhat’s new in stores for UEFA Euro 2024?
From bucket hats to barbecues, retailers and brands are aiming to capture the spending spirit of sporty shoppers this summer
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NewsMeal kit brand Gousto expands to Northern Ireland
As of this week, Gousto is offering weekly recipes in Northern Ireland, with orders picked, packed and delivered from its Warrington fulfilment centre
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NewsUber Eats riders come out against picking and packing grocery orders
The biggest concern cited by respondents was that the move “would be used as yet another opportunity to cut driver pay”
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Analysis & FeaturesCute delivery drivers and shrinkflation: June in grocery on social media
Slicing through the buzz of social media to see what’s happening in the world of grocery
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Comment & OpinionIs Uber Eats’ courier pick, pack and pay the panacea promised?
Why don’t couriers pick, pack and pay in stores already?
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NewsUber Eats couriers to pick, pack and pay for grocery orders
The company said in the past two years the number of people who had placed a grocery order via Uber Eats in the UK had close to doubled
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NewsDeliveroo launches invitation-only ‘Diamond Plus’ subscription
It will offer members priority delivery, dedicated customer care teams and access to restaurants unavailable to other users
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Comment & OpinionA Rebel’s Guide to the Gig Economy: rousing podcast offers support for workers
Ah, the gig economy. A liberating concept that gives workers the opportunity to be their own boss and complete flexibility? No
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Amazon Prime still worth it without grocery perks?
Exclusive grocery access is the latest Prime benefit to be rescinded
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NewsTesco’s marketplace boosts SKU count by more than a third
The supermarket’s total online SKU count has risen from 28,018 to 38,070: an increase of 36%