Online Delivery

Charges click & Collect Online Delivery Tesco

July 23, 2020

Delivery / Supply Chain Ecommerce

Tesco is making major changes to its online delivery charges by scrapping its peak time system sparking a major backlash from customers. Tesco will now charge £4.50 or £5.50 for…

Waitrose dramatically ramping up London online delivery operations creating 800 jobs

John Lewis London Online Delivery Waitrose

June 30, 2020

Delivery / Supply Chain Ecommerce

Waitrose is creating 800 jobs by opening a third London fulfilment centre to meet skyrocketing demand for online deliveries in the capital. Waitrose.com has announced plans to open a new…

Aldi is more than doubling the number of items available for home delivery via the Deliveroo app, as it continues its push into ecommerce.

Aldi and Lidl to continue push into online delivery

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June 19, 2020

Aldi and Lidl are preparing to push further into online grocery delivery after losing out to more digitally focused supermarkets during lockdown. The pair of German discounters have until now…

Asda is set to become the first UK retailer to use hydrogen fuel cell technology to power operations in its warehouses across the country.

Asda to give online delivery priority pass to 3500 care homes and donate 250,000 face masks

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May 4, 2020

Asda is giving 3500 care homes priority access to its online shopping service and donating 250,000 medical grade face masks “to help them keep their residents and workers safe”. This…

Online grocery shopping hit an all time high of £1.2 billion throughout April and May as the lockdown forced nearly 5 million new households online.

Vulnerable shoppers struggling to get delivery slots will now be redirected to local volunteer food hubs

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April 27, 2020

Vulnerable and elderly shoppers struggling to secure online grocery delivery slots will now be redirected to local volunteer shopping groups amid new government measures. All UK supermarkets will soon post…

UK supermarkets to add 300,000 more delivery slots but it will “still not be enough to meet demand”

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April 27, 2020

Supermarkets across the UK will add an extra 300,000 delivery slots in the coming weeks, but this will “still not be enough to meet demand”. Environment secretary George Eustice told…

Ocado is accelerating the development of its “robotic picking products” as the pandemic presents opportunities bigger “than we imagined (were) previously possible”.

Ocado accused of hiking nearly 1000 prices and cutting 11,000 promotions during crisis

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April 23, 2020

Ocado has been accused of raising the prices of nearly 1000 products during the COVID-19 crisis as it continues to face a backlash from customers on social media. According to…

Tesco imposes 80-item limit on online orders

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March 27, 2020

Delivery / Supply Chain Ecommerce Industry News

Tesco has imposed limits on online orders in attempts to limit panic buying and ensure everyone has access to essential goods and food. Tesco.com customers will now be limited to…

Ocado shuts down mobile app and turns away new orders as demand pushes it to breaking point

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March 18, 2020