All Rapid delivery articles – Page 14
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Just Eat focused on major grocery partnerships across the UK
COO Joerg Gerbig told The Grocer it had been “important to keep the company really focused. It’s hard to go left, right and centre
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Rapid grocer Gopuff matching or beating Tesco Express on price
The list of products price matched by Gopuff is wholly made up of branded goods across all categories
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Comment and Opinion
WH Smith on Deliveroo: how fast do shoppers really need a lever arch file?
There can’t be many people who wake up hungover with a craving for paperwork
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BP teams up with Uber Eats in global retail partnership
BP said the partnership would support the soaring demand for food, groceries and everyday essentials brought to shoppers’ doors
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WH Smith partners with Deliveroo for fast delivery of stationery, books and greeting cards
Some 600 WH Smith and branded products are available on the courier platform
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Asda launches speedy personal shopper app with Buymie
In Leeds, Asda’s full online range will be available on a new ‘Asda Express powered by Buymie’ app
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Promotional Feature
Dark store trends and the consumer demand for groceries in minutes
Hot off the heels of dark kitchens fulfilling quick-delivery takeaway orders comes the explosive growth in online grocery alternatives called dark stores. Lowe Rental looks at how these are transforming the UK retail market.
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Promotional Feature
Transforming the UK parcel delivery market
In a fast-developing delivery landscape, as consumers’ habits change, and expectations grow, hear how Post Office is joining forces with other major retailers and carriers to transform the UK parcel delivery and collection market.
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Rapid grocer Gopuff strikes multi-year supply deal with Morrisons
Source: Gopuff/Morrisons Rapid grocer Gopuff has struck a multi-year supply deal with Morrisons. From this week “thousands” of Morrisons grocery items will be available on the Gopuff platform, and supplied to its network of dark stores. The “instant commerce platform” – which launched in the UK in ...
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Comment and Opinion
The gig economy works for some delivery riders – but it could work better
Regulation and technology can be used to improve the experience for riders, says Peter Craig-Cooper, founder of Shiffle
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Ocado’s Zoom delivery service gets yellow and pink brand refresh
The service will now be known as Zoom by Ocado, with the main brand colours switched from green and blue to “bright yellows and pinks”
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Getir raises $768m in Abu Dhabi-led funding round
The Series E round takes the company’s valuation to $11.8bn, and “cements its position as a decacorn”
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Gorillas compensates for all CO2 emissions since its launch
Gorillas said the action “sets a sustainability benchmark for the European instant on-demand delivery industry”.
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Deliveroo launches own-label range of novelty cereals
The limited-edition range is available in three “takeaway-flavoured” SKUs: Sushi Roll, Margherita Pizza and Chicken Katsu Curry.
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Getir evaluating investment linked to ‘Putin crony’
Getir raised $550 million in a Series D investment round from several backers in June, among them Moscow-based Winter Capita
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Rapid grocer Jiffy extends number of dark store bakeries in London
Jiffy said it hoped to extend its offering to include fresh hot drinks in coming months
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Analysis and Features
How rapid delivery has led a space race in the UK’s cities
Amazon, Deliveroo, and rapid delivery players are among those competing for a shrinking pool of warehouse space as the need for speed ramps up
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Yandex-backed Yango Deli UK resists taking position on Ukraine
Russia’s largest technology company was banned in Ukraine in 2017 due to security concerns
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City Snapshot: Nichols slides to a loss as out-of-home channel struggles to recover from Covid
Vimto maker Nichols has fallen to a loss as the damage caused to its out-of-home business by the pandemic continued to weigh heavily on the group. Plus, the latest shop price index from BRC, full-year losses balloon at Just Eat Takeaway, a bumper first-half for Hotel Chocolat and full-year results from sausage casings maker Devro.
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Fortnum & Mason trialling rapid delivery service in London
The upscale retailer is now delivering select products to addresses located within six miles of its Piccadilly store in up to two hours