All Rapid delivery articles – Page 2
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Comment & Opinion
Is Uber Eats’ courier pick, pack and pay the panacea promised?
Why don’t couriers pick, pack and pay in stores already?
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News
Uber Eats couriers to pick, pack and pay for grocery orders
The company said in the past two years the number of people who had placed a grocery order via Uber Eats in the UK had close to doubled
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News
Deliveroo launches invitation-only ‘Diamond Plus’ subscription
It will offer members priority delivery, dedicated customer care teams and access to restaurants unavailable to other users
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Comment & Opinion
A Rebel’s Guide to the Gig Economy: rousing podcast offers support for workers
Ah, the gig economy. A liberating concept that gives workers the opportunity to be their own boss and complete flexibility? No
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Analysis & Features
Is Amazon Prime still worth it without grocery perks?
Exclusive grocery access is the latest Prime benefit to be rescinded
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News
Tesco’s marketplace boosts SKU count by more than a third
The supermarket’s total online SKU count has risen from 28,018 to 38,070: an increase of 36%
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News
Deliveroo to launch in-app shoppable recipes with Mob Kitchen
The partnership was ‘a lovely full-circle moment’ for Mob founder and former Deliveroo rider Benjamin Lebus
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Comment & Opinion
Home of the Hotspots: Just Eat boosts restaurant relations with mini-docs
The series is a frenetically paced look at locally loved foodie spots across the UK
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News
Amazon makes grocery delivery available to all UK shoppers
It had previously restricted access to Prime members
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News
Quick commerce player Zapp selling £5k bottles of wine
The brand claims to be one of the largest UK retailers of fine wine and premium spirits, having tripled its sales in the past year
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News
Deliveroo launches LGBTQ+ chef training kitchen
The delivery giant has committed up to £15,000 to The Open Kitchen Fund, which will sponsor up to five chefs to complete training courses
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Big Interviews
Mike Callachan on Snappy Shopper: the saviour of independents?
As rival quick-commerce players go under, Snappy Shopper’s focus on independent grocery retailers is working well… for both parties
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News
Amazon Fresh ends grocery delivery in five UK cities
The e-commerce giant has told customers it will be bringing to an end its online Amazon Fresh offering in Glasgow, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Leeds and Newcastle at the beginning of June
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News
Gym-goers ready meal delivery service rebrands to broaden appeal
Lions Prep – which has delivered more than seven million meals since its launch in 2016 – has changed its name to Frive
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Analysis & Features
Labrador retail crime and Asda rebrand: this week on grocery social media
Asda unveiled a fresh rebrand and bread-stealing Labradors became Facebook celebs. What you missed this week on social media in the world of grocery
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News
Ocado strikes customer acquisition deal with Getir
Discounts have been sent to former Getir and Gorillas customers urging them to shop with Zoom by Ocado
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News
Snappy Shopper strikes delivery deal with Stuart
Until now retailers listing their products on the Snappy Shopper app had in most cases handled the last mile themselves
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News
Just Eat continues non-food play with Pop Specs
After an initial eight-store rollout, Just Eat plans to expand to 30 stores by the end of this year
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News
Home delivery player Flash targeting 100 stores by year end
Owned by independent retailer Leon Whittaker, who runs Premier MJs in Royton with his father Justin, Flash has 38 retailers signed up so far, after launching last spring
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News
Getir franchisees sell off freezers following rapid grocer’s UK exit
Franchisees said they faced losing more than half their investment following the company’s decision to pull out of the UK to “focus its financial resources on Turkey”