Rapid delivery news & analysis – Page 13
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Analysis & FeaturesIs convenience still enough in the cost of living crisis?
Convenience stores provided many people with a lifeline during Covid, but now face the challenge of persuading hard-up shoppers they’re more than a costlier alternative to Aldi
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere does the q-commerce decline leave convenience stores?
Getir, Gopuff and Gorillas were once seen as an existential threat to all but the most rural of convenience stores
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NewsWaitrose rolls out sushi delivery via Deliveroo
The stores included on the trial are branches in Brighton, Barnet, Canary Wharf, Clerkenwell, Mill Hill and Stratford City
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NewsTesco scales back ambitions for online picking hubs despite latest launch
The Grocer understands the slowdown of online growth post-pandemic and the cost of living crisis have both been factors in the decision
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NewsSainsbury’s and Just Eat partner in latest major delivery tie-up
Sainsbury’s also has delivery partnerships with Uber Eats and Deliveroo.
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Analysis & FeaturesBargain of 2022: Getir ‘rolls back prices to the 90s’ to fight inflation
It’s a case of those with the deepest pockets lasting longest: Getir acquired arch rival Gorillas
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NewsRapid delivery firm Zapp to list 2,500 SKUs with Deliveroo
It’s the second partnership Zapp has signed with a major delivery app in the space of a month after a tie-up with Uber Eats
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NewsCo-op strikes deal with Just Eat in 50-store trial
Just Eat will handle the delivery through its growing network of couriers across the UK
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NewsRapid grocer Getir acquires rival Gorillas
The terms of the deal were not shared by Getir when the acquisition was announced this afternoon
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NewsNew campaign group seeks crackdown on dark stores
The Lorax Initiative is urging the secretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to legislate new rules on the placement of dark stores
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NewsTech and dark store startup Bodo reveals ambitious international expansion plan
Bodo’s business involves both a plug-in for major e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Salesforce and Magento
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Comment & OpinionZapp doesn’t take obvious route with Lewis Hamilton and his hound
Most adverts featuring Formula 1 stars focus on the sport’s elite performance requirements
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff launches DC with Wincanton
The site allows Gopuff to accept bigger volumes directly from suppliers, rather than require them to distribute to each dark store or rely on wholesalers
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ProfilesWhat it takes to become a dark store franchise owner with Getir
Jat Singh is a multi-dark store franchise holder in the Midlands. Singh and partner Sharon launched their first dark store site in March, and a second site six months later
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NewsThree quarters of rapid grocer Getir’s dark stores now franchisee run
’Our ambition is to continue growing the franchise network until we are 100% franchised’
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are rapid grocers now on Just Eat and Uber Eats?
Getir, Gopuff and Zapp have all signed deals. So what’s the point?
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NewsRapid grocer Zapp follows Gopuff on to Uber Eats
Uber Eats users across central London will be able to order from Zapp stores on the app
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Comment & OpinionHow q-commerce can secure its post-Covid future
By investing in a community of knowledge-sharing, q-commerce can remain a diverse and creative sector, says Daniel Alonso Moreno, VP of q-commerce at Glovo
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Comment & OpinionHow Brits could change food & drink habits during the World Cup
The location and timing will lead to many of us watching the games from our home country, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NielsenIQ
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NewsCo-op and Starship roll out robot deliveries in Cambridge
The Cambridge roll-out – a joint scheme between Cambridgeshire County Council, Starship Technologies and Co-op – follows a pilot in nearby Cambourne in May