Since the demise of Gorillas, Getir, Weezy and the like, a new generation of delivery apps have surfaced to take their place
Increasingly, they’re backed by big retail. These are the apps taking delivery to the convenience sector
Snappy Shopper
Year launched: 2017
Stores onboarded to date: 2,150+
Commission: 2.75%, inclusive all costs (eg payment fees)
Delivery fee: Set by retailer, average £2-£3, typically free over a minimum order value
Exclusivity: “Case-by-case upon request by retailer and based on context”
Grocery home delivery app Snappy Shopper is partnered with on-demand delivery company Stuart – which serves as delivery partner for Tesco and Co-op’s one-hour delivery offerings – so convenience stores can more readily tap its nationwide fleet of couriers.
Previously, retailers listing their products on the Snappy Shopper app had in most cases handled the last mile themselves.
The consumer-facing Snappy Shopper app lists products from hundreds of retailers, including independents and symbol groups such as Premier, Co-op, Costcutter, One Stop and Nisa.
It promises incremental sales, with 80% of app shoppers being new to the stores they purchase from, and an average basket spend of £26.
Jisp
Year launched: 2020
Stores onboarded to date: 132
Commission: Undisclosed
Delivery fee: Set by retailer
Exclusivity: None
Convenience app Jisp has offers a range of features allowing wholesalers to offer a loyalty scheme for retailers, including promotions and rewards.
It is primarily aimed to help c-stores, enabling them to offer home delivery, click & collect and scan & go services. It also aims to help wholesalers drive footfall, sales and repeat visits to their cash & carry depots with the new features.
It lets retailers scan a wholesaler’s product case code to activate a discount voucher and build loyalty rewards, which will be tailored to their purchase history. Jisp said it would also help drive brand awareness. Jisp offers similar functions and benefits for retailers via an augmented reality voucher system called Scan & Solution.
Flash
Year launched: 2023
Stores onboarded to date: More than 100
Commission taken: £100 base rate per month, then 30p per transaction thereafter, capped at £300 a month. Current promotion of £999 for the year
Delivery fee: Set by retailer. Customers can access free delivery via Bolt subscription for £8.49 per month
Exclusivity: None
Owned by independent retailer Leon Whittaker, who runs Premier MJs in Royton with his father Justin, Flash launched with Premier Smiley’s One Stop Shop in Blackpool.
Whittaker developed the business into a franchise operation to serve other retailers, having initially launched a home delivery service from his own store, called ‘MJs, groceries in a flash’, in 2017.
The service grew to produce 50% of the store’s turnover, taking up to £30k a week in sales, according to Whittaker.
Peckish
Year launched: 2025
Stores onboarded to date: 30 (as Nisa To You), targeting 1,000 in first year
Commission: Undisclosed
Delivery fee: Set by retailer if they deliver themselves; variable when using third parties
Exclusivity: None
Co-op’s rapid delivery grocery app, Peckish, is offered to independent convenience stores seeking to tap the growing home delivery market.
The retailer is making a £1m investment into Peckish in its first year.
The Peckish launch follows a 30 Nisa store trial during the second half of 2024, of an app called Nisa To You. All 30 stores in the trial are continuing with the app under the Peckish name.
Co-op is working with Snappy Shopper, whose technology is behind the consumer-facing portion of the app. But the main “differentiator” is the back-end system, built by Co-op, which links orders to its network of third-party courier partners, including Just Eat and Uber Eats.
Retailers can chose to only use the app and deliver the order themselves – in the same way they might use an app provided by Snappy Shopper.
Scoot
Year launched: 2025
Stores onboarded to date: 4
Commission: 1% on sales up to £5,000 per week, with 0.7% ‘authorisation fee’ per transaction. Sales over £5,000 only require authorisation fee
Delivery fee: Set by the retailer. “We encourage them to consider pricing that best suits their business and the best value for their customers”
Exclusivity: None
Wholesale giant Booker rolled out Scoot as a rapid delivery service and online ordering platform for its symbol retailers.
Scoot allows symbol retailers to deliver groceries diretc to shoppers in their local communities within 30 minutes.
Shoppers using the system can access a curated list of products that will have been chosen by the individual retailer. The Scoot system facilitates the processes of ordering, payment, and picking. The retailer is then responsible for the delivery, which they can handle themselves or via a third party. The retailer also sets their own delivery, service and minimum order charges, which can vary dependent on location.
The system will be available to retailers across Budgens, Premier, Londis and Family Shopper. Booker is also promising to support those retailers with a launch package worth over £2,800. This will include point of sale, digital assets and thermal delivery bags. Booker is also offering stores upweighted marketing support, including targeted social media adverts and a contribution towards a full promotional wrap for their delivery vehicle.
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