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NewsRapid grocery: awareness high, usage low finds YouGov
Only 1% of those surveyed used rapid delivery of groceries on a daily basis.
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NewsJoe & the Juice partners with Uber Eats to scale fast delivery across UK
Customers can order a selection of juices, functional smoothies, sandwiches, coffees and matcha drinks for on-demand delivery
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NewsJohn Lewis pushes into AI shopping, TikTok Shop and on-demand delivery
The retailer’s products will be “served to customers looking for inspiration on AI platforms” such as Google Gemini and ChatGPT, from later this year.
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Promotional FeaturesHow rapid response can buy retailers loyalty far beyond Mother’s Day
Annual events such as Mother’s Day put a huge expectation on grocery retailers to curate the perfect gifting inventory – whether bought in-store or, increasingly, online. So, how can they respond in a way that will secure not just that day’s purchase, but longer-term consumer loyalty.
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NewsJust Eat takes Starship robot delivery to Sunderland
Just Eat and robot company Starship have launched a joint hot takeaway delivery service in Sunderland
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NewsSainsbury’s gives Chop Chop rapid delivery app the chop
“Chop Chop is dead. Long live Chop Chop!”
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NewsOne in seven restaurants on major delivery apps is a dark kitchen
An industry definition will bring dark kitchens ‘under strict planning and public health oversight for the first time’
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NewsAmazon launches rider recruitment push for rapid service Now
Amazon is tempting would-be couriers with the opportunity to earn up to £15 an hour
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NewsAmazon launches rapid grocery service Amazon Now
The service is initially being tested in select postcodes in Southwark in south east London, with plans to roll out further in the coming months.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy supermarkets are ditching aggregators for in-house rapid delivery
Supermarkets and delivery apps have co-existed peacefully since the pandemic threw them together. But now retailers are looking to take them in-house
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NewsFood delivery companies ‘put on notice’ by CMA over pricing tactics
Concerns include drip pricing and misleading countdown timers
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NewsUber partners with Starship for autonomous robot food deliveries
The robots will be delivering Uber Eats orders in multiple European regions next year and in the US by 2027
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NewsSelf-pour wine bar chain Vagabond launches DTC online shop
Vagabond is offering nationwide next-day delivery of more than 50 exclusive SKUs
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NewsAsda to extend Express Delivery offering following Uber deal
The service – which offers same-day delivery of groceries within four hours of ordering, and in as little as one hour – is available from around 300 Asda locations across the UK
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NewsUber Eats launches last-moment grocery order editing feature
Uber Eats has also launched an AI-powered ‘smart replacements’ feature which suggests substitutions ‘based on price, nutrition, and your past orders’ as well as a gifting service
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NewsTesco bolsters Whoosh service with Just Eat deal
The deal will see the supermarket leverage Just Eat’s white-label delivery service Just Eat Go
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NewsTesco brings full-basket shopping to Whoosh
Order sizes for Whoosh deliveries had been restricted by the size and weight that could be safely carried on the back of a moped
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NewsDave’s Hot Chicken trials rapid delivery partnership with Uber Eats
The partnership will see Dave’s Hot Chicken’s menu available to order via the Uber Eats app and website
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NewsIceland teams up with Stuart for store to door same-day delivery service
‘This service combines the in-store shopping experience with the convenience of home delivery,’ Stuart said
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Comment & OpinionWill Shu’s final delivery: Deliveroo is a £2.9bn British success story
As his colleague Claudia Arney, chair of Deliveroo, said today, Will Shu brought ‘a unique mix of passion, vision and commitment to the creation and growth of Deliveroo’