Rapid delivery news & analysis – Page 17
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NewsDeliveroo’s rapid grocery arm Hop launches ‘as-a-service’ model
Deliveroo will provide its “Hop operating expertise, inventory management and picking technology” to retailers
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NewsPlanet Organic grows Deliveroo range as it eyes online expansion
The specialist retailer has added more health and wellness lines to its range on the Deliveroo app and plans to offer the service from more stores
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NewsRapid grocer Gorillas launches four own-label food & drink brands
The range will ‘exceed category standards at a fair price’, Gorillas said
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Comment & OpinionShoppers want more from home delivery than speed – transparency and reliability are paramount
Getting home delivery right for modern shoppers is crucial in today’s landscape, says Alex Buckley, general manager at DispatchTrack for EMEA & APAC operations
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NewsDelivery platform Docaan halts trading, with website down for several days
It comes after its prime convenience store partner LA Foods put an end to its four-month trial with Docaan after finding it “unsuccessful”
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NewsAsda and Uber Eats expand partnership to more than 400 stores
Asda was the first supermarket to join forces with Uber Eats, in 2020
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Comment & OpinionOcado’s incessant value messaging is starting to grate
Ocado’s fall from grace on the stock market has been spectacular
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Jiffy’s new ‘software-only’ rapid delivery business model work?
Dark store delivery is not turning a profit. Can this be the answer?
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NewsKFC to trial its first delivery-only kitchens
Each kitchen will create 30 new jobs, which KFC said would help to support local communities
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NewsRapid grocer Getir to reduce global headcount by 14%
The move will impact employees in the UK, the Turkish q-commerce player confirmed to The Grocer
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NewsZapp looks to bring in former Jiffy customers with special offer deal
Move comes as It is understood Zapp’s dark store count has reduced to 11, from a peak of more than 24
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NewsParfetts partners with Just Eat to boost delivery for Go Local retailers
Parfetts already has an agreement in place with delivery service Snappy Shopper
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NewsRapid grocer Nippy’s new dark stores to double as walk-in shops
Nippy which launched in July last year – has two sites, in Kingston and Milton Keynes, with a third due to open next month in Wimbledon
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NewsRapid grocer Gorillas to shed 300 staff and pull out of four markets
The company said it will now focus on five key markets: Germany, France, UK, the Netherlands and the US
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NewsSainsbury’s boosts number of stores on Deliveroo
An additional 65 Sainsbury’s stores have been brought onto the platform, bringing the total to 336 across the UK
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NewsCo-op to offer ‘walking deliveries’ from 200 stores this year
The deliveries will be made to customers within a comfortable 15-minute walk from the stores
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NewsDelivery Drop expecting 75% rise in retail partners after National Convenience Show
It is eyeing a full national rollout and is currently in talks with several major wholesalers
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Analysis & FeaturesDeliveroo-GMB agreement: who is it helping the most?
Is the partnership a positive deal for Deliveroo riders, or clever ‘union busting’?
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NewsBooker lands deal with electric bike supplier Eskuta for home delivery
The tie-up has seen 20 retailers utilise the offer so far, including from Premier, Londis and Budgens
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NewsJiffy to cease rapid grocery delivery to become dedicated software company
Click & collect from dark stores will continue “for the coming week or so”, with deliveries to customers ending even sooner.