Rapid delivery news & analysis
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NewsMorrisons shoppers can now earn More loyalty points on Deliveroo
Move offers ‘even more value and flexibility to our loyalty card holders’, the supermarket says
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Analysis & FeaturesPicking nightmare: how to ease c-store quick commerce pressure
As demand for quick commerce grows, the constant presence and pressure of riders in c-stores is leaving staff in tears. Can the retailers and aggregators fix the problem?
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NewsFortnum & Mason joins ‘on-demand delivery movement’ with Zapp
A ‘carefully curated’ range of products, including the retailer’s signature loose-leaf teas, biscuits and hampers
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Analysis & FeaturesUK Food & Drink Shows 2025: panels grocery businesses won’t want to miss
One focus for 2025 is a series of panels recognising women leaders in various food and drink industry sectors
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NewsSnappy Shopper adds voice search to rapid delivery app
‘This update is part of Snappy Shopper’s ongoing efforts to improve accessibility on iOS,’ a Snappy spokeswoman said
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NewsBoots customers can now earn Advantage points shopping on Deliveroo and Uber Eats
More than 240 Boots stores across the UK offer on-demand delivery through Deliveroo and Uber Eats, offering a range of up to 10,000 products
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NewsJeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat range hits Deliveroo Hop
“Slow farming meets rapid delivery” according to Diddly Squat and Deliveroo
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NewsDeliveroo shares stall despite first-ever profit for food delivery group
Deliveroo’s share price fell by as much as 8% as the group pushing back its earnings target despite making it’s first-ever profit
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NewsDeliveroo CEO Will Shu quashes reports he’s stepping down
“I’m not. You’re hearing it from me,” Deliveroo CEO Will Shu told The Grocer
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NewsFast food comes under fire from ShareAction health demands
In a scathing report, ShareAction accused restaurants, cafés and fast food outlets of being increasingly responsible fo the obesity crisis
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NewsCity snapshot: Deliveroo to exit lossmaking Hong Kong business
Deliveroo is planning to exit its lossmaking Hong Kong operations via a sale of some of the assets to Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda and closure of other parts of the business
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NewsJust Eat launches drone deliveries in Dublin
It’s planning to roll out the service in other European markets
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NewsKnorr skewers takeaways and delivery apps in new campaign
Billboards feature images of ‘half-assembled burgers, busted burritos, and pizza with no cheese’
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Analysis & FeaturesNew generation of rapid delivery apps compared
Since the demise of Gorillas, Getir, Weezy and the like, a new generation of delivery apps have surfaced to take their place
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Analysis & FeaturesCan rapid delivery services from Tesco and Co-op save our c-stores?
Scoot and Peckish are filling a gap left by the retreat and withdrawal of Getir, Gopuff, Gorillaz
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Comment & OpinionPeckish and Scoot could be a gamechanger for rapid delivery
The Co-op’s Peckish and Booker’s Scoot are the first rapid delivery solutions to be developed by wholesalers
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NewsCo-op launches rapid grocery delivery app for independents called Peckish
The retailer is making a £1m investment into Peckish in its first year, and is hoping to sign up more than 1,000 stores in the next 12 months.
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NewsMorrisons, Deliveroo, Wingstop urge government to extend crime bill protections to delivery riders
Proposed shopworker laws fall short by failing to protect delivery riders when they are on a delivery, signatories say
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NewsJust Eat agrees to €4.1bn offer from Prosus
Just Eat Takeaway is set to be acquired by Dutch investment group Prosus for €4.1bn with a view to building a European food delivery champion
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News‘One bad experience puts aggregator app grocery customers off for good’
A survey of Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat users found 76% of them had ordered groceries via the apps