Rapid delivery news & analysis
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NewsSainsbury’s and Uber Eats extend Nectar loyalty points to grocery orders
Shoppers can collect one Nectar point for every £1 spent when ordering Sainsbury’s groceries via the Uber Eats app or online
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NewsMorrisons Daily ramps up rapid grocery delivery with Snappy Shopper
One hundred Daily stores have introduced the service so far, following a pilot with five sites last year
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NewsWorld Cup boosts rapid grocery delivery to yearly share highs
Fmcg sales via quick commerce services like Deliveroo, Uber Eats and supermarkets’ own rapid delivery apps hit 14% of all online grocery sales on the day of the England football team’s World Cup quarter-final match, the data shows
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Comment & OpinionThe junk food ‘clampdown’ isn’t failing, it’s working
Campaign called the ASA’s recent rulings proof that regulation had failed, but they actually prove the opposite, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder and CEO of WeAreSPQR
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NewsMcDonald’s cleared by ad watchdog after ‘junk food’ probe
Fast food giant McDonald’s is the latest operator to have its advertising cleared under the government’s controversial new junk food ad restrictions
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NewsTesco to launch on Uber Eats and Deliveroo as rapid grocery share soars
Tesco had stood alone among its major supermarket competitors in not listing its stores on the aggregator apps until now
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NewsDog ice cream searches soar as heatwaves boost online sales
Ocado Retail told The Grocer that searches for pooch ice cream on its website were up 833% year-on-year for June
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NewsCJ Lang launches Spar Dash delivery service in Snappy Shopper tie-up
The platform is powered by Snappy Shopper’s white label e-commerce platform and order aggregation technology
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NewsTesco to scrap Whoosh delivery fees on selected World Cup matchdays
Starting tomorrow for England’s quarter-final clash with Norway, the supermarket will also be offering free deliveries all day on Wednesday 15 July and Sunday 19 July, regardless of whether England are playing
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NewsCo-op extends delivery hours for England quarter-final as it braces for biggest beer sales day
The extended service will be available from 130 stores up until 1am through Co-op’s partners Just Eat, Uber Eats, and Deliveroo, as well as its own online shop
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NewsJollyes sales grow after ‘ambitious’ store and range investment
Jollyes is in the midst of an ambitious expansion plan to double its store estate over the next five years
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NewsBacklash as fast food chains swerve government’s junk food clampdown
In a string of Advertising Standards Authority rulings published today, the watchdog dismissed complaints about the ads of companies including Burger King, Domino’s Pizza, KFC and Uber Eats
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Comment & Opinion(Delivery) Robot Wars: who really owns our public spaces?
Living Streets says delivery robots are not consistently detectable by cane or guide dog, and too wide for prams or mobility scooters to pass
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer Gold Awards 2026: Consumer initiative of the year
How Uber Eats and Waitrose ‘changed the future of loyalty’
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NewsWaitrose expecting huge low & no sales for 1am England match
Pubs are also in line for a major boost after PM Keir Starmer announced yesterday that pubs would be allowed to stay open until 5am
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NewsDelivery robots face ‘pavements are for people’ campaign
Delivery robots are putting ‘millions of disabled and vulnerable pedestrians’ at risk, campaigners say.
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NewsAsda online orders surge as World Cup ‘hydration breaks’ fuel top-ups
Compared with the previous week, sales of desserts and ice cream have increased by 127%, with beer sales rising by 76%
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NewsTamworth Co-op rolls out new grocery delivery platform
The service has been built using Snappy Shopper’s white-label e-commerce platform
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NewsAsda expands Deliveroo partnership to more than 850 stores
It increases the partnership between the pair by more than 50%, with new locations including Darlington, Yeovil, St Austell, Harrogate and Barry
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NewsWaitrose to extend on-demand deliveries for rest of World Cup
The expanded hours will be available from more than 50 stores across England and Scotland