All Rapid delivery articles – Page 17
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Analysis & FeaturesHow 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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NewsYandex-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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NewsCity 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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NewsFortnum & 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
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NewsCentral England and Southern Co-op societies expand home delivery services
Central England Co-op has teamed up with Just Eat to bolster its home delivery reach
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NewsRapid grocery dark stores in UK set to number 1,500 by 2030
There are approximately 200 dark stores in the UK, operated by rapid grocery players such as Getir, Gorillas, Gopuff, Zapp and Jiffy
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NewsTesco and Gorillas extend rapid delivery partnership to Manchester
It is the first regional launch of the “co-located partnership”, following Thornton Heath and Lewisham in London
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NewsIceland to offer Uber Eats delivery from 200 more stores
It means thousands more customers will be able to choose from 3,000 Iceland products on Uber Eats’ website or app, for delivery in as little as 20 minutes
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NewsRapid grocers pause deliveries due to Storm Eunice
Operators apps were not accepting orders on Friday
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NewsRetailers having to pause delivery services to counteract inflationary pressures
ACS says retailers are looking ”down the barrel” at rising energy costs and staff wages
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff sponsors McLaren Formula 1 team
Gopuff’s branding will feature on the team’s cars during this year’s racing season
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Comment & OpinionWhat grocery can learn from Tesco’s success in these challenging times
Succeeding in grocery today requires a brilliant execution of the basics alongside agile responses to disruption, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Analysis & FeaturesIs this the end of the road for rapid grocery’s employee riders?
Rapid delivery firms have so far avoided the gig economy model of Uber and Deliveroo. But as they get bigger, they’re rethinking their plans
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NewsWaitrose to trial Deliveroo Hop rapid delivery service
Parties are set to open the first ‘Hop’ delivery-only store in Bermondsey, London, later this month
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff preparing to roll out gig economy working model
At present Gopuff pays its delivery drivers an hourly rate of around £10 with an additional 50p for every delivery made
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NewsGopuff appoints Rentalcars.com CEO to lead international expansion
Batista will report to company co-founders and co-CEOs Yakir Gola and Rafael IIishayev
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NewsOcado confirms four more Zoom sites but planned rollout slows
The announcement signals a slowdown in Ocado’s ambitions for Zoom’s rollout
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Comment & OpinionDo recent moves in rapid grocery signal a crisis of faith?
There are questions over whether the model has a long-term profitable future
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NewsPersonal shopper app Beelivery’s acquisition of Pinga is ‘first of many’
Visitors to the Pinga site are now being redirected to Beelivery’s and the Pinga app has been removed from app stores
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NewsRapid grocer Getir to trial click & collect from dark stores
Salur would not reveal how many dark stores would offer the service