Addison Lee unveils high street delivery service
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Addison Lee on Tuesday revealed the launch of AL Request, allowing people to order everyday items such as groceries and flowers via a click and collect service.
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Uber looks to ramp up grocery operations after delivery overtakes ride-sharing business
Uber’s four-year-old delivery business generated $8.6 billion in bookings for its third quarter to September 30.
Reporting back on the highlights from quarter, Uber noted that although its overall bookings…
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Experts predict “permanent shift” to online shopping as Black Friday approaches
Online retail sales could grow between 35 per cent and 45 per cent this Black Friday.
New research from IMRG finds that with non-essential stores closed from now until December,…
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40% of UK will choose online for Christmas food shop this year
New data has found 39 per cent of UK shoppers are set to buy their groceries online this Christmas, according to a YouGov survey for The Grocer.
Of nearly 1,000…
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Tesco launches drone trial in Ireland
Tesco has launched its trial of drone home deliveries this week, with shoppers in County Galway, Ireland, the first to test the service, according to the Irish Times.
Tesco’s Group…
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Instagram introducing shopping service to IGTV
Instagram has introduced its shopping service to its video sharing arm IGTV allowing customers to purchase items featured in videos without leaving the app.
IGTV users will now be able…
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Google allows retailers to list items in ‘Shopping’ tab for free in an effort to help accelerate recovery
Google is making it free for UK retailers to list their products on the ‘Shopping’ tab amid a range of new initiatives designed to help retailers accelerate recovery.
Retailers across…
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Augmented Reality shopping set to hit 100m users this year as COVID-19 accelerates adoption
Augmented reality (AR) shopping is set to see a dramatic rise in adoption thanks to the pandemic, topping 100 million users by the end of the year.
Gartner and GetApp’s…
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Surge in online shopping over lockdown thanks to 102% rise in online supermarket shops
Consumer spending grew 0.2 per cent year-on-year in the month of August, thanks to a 102.7 per cent year-on-year rise in online supermarket shops.
New data from Barclaycard found consumer…
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Ocado and Waitrose face backlog of online orders
Unprecedented levels of customers deciding to carry out their shop online instead of visiting the supermarket have left the UK’s online retailers backlogged with orders.
Ocado has been resorting to…
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In 2020, the festive retail chaos started early – but it wasn’t the crowds of shoppers who were to blame.
With people forced to stay at home because of lockdowns,…