Rapid delivery news & analysis – Page 18
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NewsSame-day personal shopper service Buymie secures £6m funding boost
Notable investors in the latest round include Keith Weed CBE, former marketing chief for Unilever, and Eamonn Quinn, former deputy chairman of the Superquinn
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NewsRapid grocer Jiffy launches fresh cooked pizza delivery in London
The ultra-fast delivery player has forged a partnership with Miguel’s Pizza to serve as an “on-site supplier”
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NewsOne Stop strikes delivery deal with Uber Eats for 500 stores
More than 100 stores have gone live on the Uber Eats app over the last month
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Analysis & FeaturesDo Just Eat’s US woes point to trouble for takeaway in the UK?
JET’s acquisition of Grubhub hasn’t gone well. As takeaway delivery investors start demanding returns, is the market in trouble?
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NewsOcado launches second Zoom by Ocado depot for one-hour delivery in London
The 13,957 sq ft warehouse space is located in Canning Town, Newham, east London, and offers customers a range of 10,000 products
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NewsTesco taps Uber Eats rider network to deliver Whoosh orders
The partnership launched today from an initial 20 stores in Edinburgh, Bradford, Portsmouth, Norwich, St Albans and Letchworth
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Comment & OpinionHow will q-commerce evolve as competition and consumer expectations rise?
The likes of Gorillas, Getir and Gopuff need to stay alert and act with agility to remain in the game, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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NewsRapid grocer Jiffy price-matching Tesco.com on 150 products
Price-matched items will be branded and sit across all categories. Matching will be done weekly
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NewsRapid grocer Zapp launches advertising platform for supplier brands
Zapp Media Services will also work with brands on product trials and Zapp-first exclusive product launches
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NewsGorillas taps first year of UK sales data for major advertising campaign
The ‘Whatever London Wants’ campaign encompasses out-of-home billboards, TV and radio ads, posters, projections and murals
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NewsRobot grocery delivery company Starship investigating toddler ‘hit and push’ incident
Starship told The Grocer that “we take an incident like this seriously and we’re investigating”
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NewsGetir partners with surplus food platform Neighbourly
The initial launch will be across 50 stores over the next 30 days, with the aim to be UK-wide by the end of the year
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NewsGorillas-backed dark kitchen tech firm Growth Kitchen reveals UK ambitions
Growth Kitchen provides a network of ‘satellite kitchens’ to restaurant brands offering delivery
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NewsIceland trials lower free delivery threshold to combat cost of living crisis
The retailer is lowering the minimum order value for its free next-day delivery service
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NewsJust 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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NewsRapid 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 & OpinionWH 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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NewsBP 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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NewsWH 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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NewsAsda 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