more online retail news & analysis – Page 78
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Analysis & FeaturesAmazon free grocery delivery: should UK grocers be worried?
Amazon has made free, fast grocery delivery a standard perk of Prime membership in the UK. How big is the threat to UK grocery retailers?
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NewsM&S products now live on Ocado ahead of Waitrose switchover
Most Waitrose lines had been replaced with an M&S product of “near-identical specification” Ocado said
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NewsApp-based supermarket Weezy launches with 15-minute delivery promise
The operation sources groceries from a handful of wholesalers as well independent bakers and butchers
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NewsRapid ranges expand as consumers pay premium for swift delivery
Supermarkets are adding scores of products to rapid delivery services as customers prove willing to pay more
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NewsRetailer deals with courier firms signed ‘in a panic’ and ‘won’t last’ claims Buymie boss
Devan Hughes told The Grocer the recent flurry of supermarket deals with courier companies suffer from a ‘massive conflict of interest’
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NewsConvenience chain One O One partners with home delivery app
Appy Shop enables customers to order goods within 30 to 60-minute time slots or weeks ahead
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NewsAsda launches new delivery van returns service for George clothing
The trial is currently taking place in the York and Milton Keynes areas
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NewsCMA clears Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo
The long-running decision saga has seen the authority flip-flop between allowing the deal to proceed and halting it
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NewsWaitrose digital chief Ben Stimson confirms departure
Stimson has been with the company for a decade and moved into his current role in May 2019
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NewsWaitrose rolls out drive-through collection service
Some locations also offer John Lewis click & collect and return services
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NewsJimmy’s launches Iced Coffee and Coffee Cola subscription service
The new route to market follows a 3,000% uplift for the brand in online orders during lockdown
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Comment & OpinionWhy an online sales tax isn’t right for the retail sector
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has previously expressed concerns that business rates are effectively penalising high street stores and giving internet retailers an unfair advantage
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NewsAldi’s logistics partner makes major move into e-commerce
Leicestershire-based Armstrong Logistics said the new e-commerce operation would be able to ‘meet any challenge’
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NewsScottish Grocers Federation partners with food waste app
Since launching in Scotland in August 2018, Too Good To Go has prevented 115,000 meals from being thrown away
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NewsWaitrose and John Lewis to roll out electric delivery vans
The vans are designed to save more than 20,000 tonnes of CO2 annually
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Analysis & FeaturesHow local stores can boost the potential of on-demand convenience
C-stores have been vital for communities during the pandemic. So how can local stores boost awareness of new delivery services?
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Comment & OpinionAmazon’s Prime grocery delivery will put the squeeze on online grocers
Grocers already struggling to make online profitable won’t be helped by Amazon’s free Prime offer
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy aren’t Amazon and Deliveroo happy with the CMA verdict?
Objections raised by the two – despite the CMA’s provisional approval of their merger – reveal clues about their ambitions
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NewsAmazon makes free grocery delivery a Prime perk, rolls out rapid one-hour delivery
The free delivery perk is being rolled out to Prime members in London and the Home Counties from today
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NewsGousto accelerates growth plans after online sales boom
It will create more than 1,000 new jobs by 2022 and ‘at least triple’ the capacity of its customer fulfilment operation