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The rapid increase in online home deliveries driven by the pandemic will add £19.6 billion to the UK economy by 2025, according to new research from Metapack in partnership with …

Retail warehouses across the UK have been forced to drive up wages by a whopping 30 per cent as they scramble to attract staff.

Online delivery times could double to 10 days over Christmas as warehouses scramble to find workers

Delivery Supply Chain

September 29, 2021

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Retail warehouses across the UK have been forced to drive up wages by a whopping 30 per cent as they scramble to attract staff. The ongoing worker shortage in the…

Delivery companies could soon be fined for losing your online purchases as a leading charity calls for a major overhaul of the sector.

Delivery companies could soon be fined if your online order is stolen

Delivery Industry

July 30, 2021

Delivery companies could soon be fined for losing your online purchases as a leading charity calls for a major overhaul of the sector. Online orders were lost or stolen 5…

Waitrose is introducing a delivery charge to customers for the first time in its history to “bring us in line with the rest of the market” and cover the increasing costs of picking and packing.

Waitrose to introduce online delivery charges for first time in its history

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May 11, 2021

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Waitrose is introducing a delivery charge to customers for the first time in its history to “bring us in line with the rest of the market” and cover the increasing…

Online delivery slot shortages have provided a significant boost for local shops that have begun listing products online in their droves.

Online delivery shortages drove “dramatic growth” for local stores last year

Local stores lockdown NearSt Online Delivery Shortages

February 17, 2021

Online delivery slot shortages have provided a significant boost for local shops that have begun listing products online in their droves. According to new data from NearSt, 6.3 million shoppers…

Ocado says it is due to re-open its high-tech Andover customer fulfilment centre later this year, two-years after a devastating fire burnt it to the ground.

Ocado begins accepting new customers for the first time in 4 months

Ocado Online Delivery Tesco

July 29, 2020

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Ocado has begun slowly accepting new customers again for the first time since March when it was forced to prevent anyone new signing up. The online grocer announced on March…

Online grocery has now become consistently profitable for the UK’s largest supermarkets for the first time in almost 20 years.

Tesco is making major changes to its online delivery fees sparking outrage on social media

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July 23, 2020

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

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’s new checkout-free stores cost a whopping £1.8 million to refit making it more than twice as expensive as Amazon’s Go stores.

Aldi and Lidl to continue push into online delivery

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June 19, 2020