Rapid delivery news & analysis – Page 6
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NewsCity snapshot: Just Eat sells Grubhub for $650m
Just Eat bought the company for over $7bn less than four years ago. The markdown reflects the company’s poor performance since then as it struggled to compete with rivals like Uber Eats. Also, cautious shoppers are reigning in their food bills ahead of Christmas
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NewsIceland Foods rolls out Amazon deliveries to Newcastle
The roll out is the first to operate under a new delivery model through Amazon’s Grocery Partnerships
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NewsJust Eat enters electronics retail with Richer Sounds partnership
The product selection available on the Richer Sounds store on the aggregator app includes ‘emergency’ purchases such as phone chargers and charging cables
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NewsAsda brings in former Tesco home grocery boss Barney Burgess
The supermarket said Burgess would take up the role on an interim basis until the arrival of David Devany, who is due to join the business next year from Iceland
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NewsJust Eat rolls out in-car ordering across Europe
The feature is initially available in the Mercedes-Benz in-car app store for customers of certain models
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NewsWine retailer Majestic makes debut on Just Eat app
The collaboration means Majestic customers can now benefit from rapid delivery of their purchases via Just Eat, as well as Deliveroo and Uber Eats
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NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé downgrades growth forecasts on weak shopper demand
Nestlé has lowered its growth expectations for the year after a disappointing third quarter as the world’s biggest food company struggled with soft consumer demand. Plus, Tate & Lyle shares boom on takeover speculation, and Deliveroo and Pernod Ricard report quarterly results
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NewsWilko launches its first rapid delivery service with Deliveroo
It marks the first time Wilko has offered an on-demand, rapid delivery service. The available range covers garden, home, kitchen, DIY, cleaning, petcare and storage
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NewsMorrisons boosts immediacy offering with expanded Uber Eats deal
The supermarket has been working with Uber Eats for the past two years, offering delivery from its estate of Morrisons Daily convenience stores
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NewsWaitrose expands on-demand delivery offer with Just Eat
The multi-year deal adds to Waitrose’s existing rapid delivery tieups
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Promotional FeaturesWhy lockers are dominating out-of-home delivery
With out-of-home parcel delivery soaring and expected to continue its upward trajectory, both consumers and retailers can benefit from the convenience, affordability and safety of parcel lockers, as InPost explains.
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Analysis & FeaturesLoyalty boost: what did we learn from the Co-op’s results?
Co-op’s half-year results show a business boosted by member discounts and delivered sales – but wholesale is struggling
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NewsDeliveroo-backed chocolate brand secures Hop listing
The brand will now be available across 11 UK Hop sites in London, Manchester and Bristol, available for delivery in as little as 25 minutes
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff launches branded shops and sampling insights
Branded shops have already been used by Gopuff’s partner suppliers in the US, by brands including Black Forest, Chips Ahoy!, Gatorade and Hot Pockets
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NewsIceland adds Deliveroo to rapid delivery offer
The service will be added to 800 Iceland and Food Warehouse stores by the end of October
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NewsJust Eat partners with Boots for on-demand beauty and healthcare delivery
The launch today sees the service rolled out across major cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, and Edinburgh
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NewsDeliveroo offering personalised gifts in minutes with Not On The High Street
Not On The High Street, an online retailer offering gifts and “lifestyle essentials” from more than 5,500 UK small brands
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the junk food ad ban mean for marketeers?
Food businesses have been somewhat quiet over ad restriction plans. Are they accepting them? Or seeing ways around them?
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NewsDelivery app order software firm Deliverect launches grocery offering
Deliverect said early adopters of the new solution had experienced a doubling in weekly sales and had cut the time to pick and pack orders in half