A new partnership between a convenience retailer and delivery firm is offering customers further on-demand shopping options from up to 1,000 stores around the UK by the end of next month. Co-op and Uber Eats have teamed-up as part of the retailer’s plans to expand its online home delivery service and further increase quick and convenient access and availability to its products in local communities, it has been announced.
Shoppers will be able to order quick, online home delivery via the Uber Eats app from around 1,000 Co-op food stores by the end of the year, with groceries delivered in as little as 30 minutes. With the phased roll-out under way from this week, customers can use the Uber Eats app to choose from more than 6,000 products.
The service is available for a full grocery shop as well as on-demand top-up and forgotten items, meal ideas and treats for evenings in at home. Groceries available via Uber Eats include Co-op’s award-wining, ethically sourced quality own brand and Irresistible range. This sits alongside fresh, healthy products, fruit and vegetables and popular brands, household names, offers and promotions.
Chris Conway, Co-op’s eCommerce director, said: “We are committed to offering quality and value with Co-op’s ease, speed and convenience. As a convenience retailer, we know the ability to pop into a local Co-op will always be important to customers.
"But we also know that fast and flexible options online are important to shoppers too - and so by using our stores located in the heart of communities to provide rapid home deliveries, we can meet customer needs and make shopping easier."
Alex Troughton, head of commerce at Uber Eats UK, added: "We are delighted to be partnering with Co-op, one of the most popular grocery retailers in the UK. Our mission is to be the platform of choice across the UK, and with this partnership, more customers will be able to order all their grocery needs at the touch of the button."
Co-op’s online offer has grown at pace through both its own online shop - shop.coop.co.uk - which it launched and 2019, and with partners. It has seen over 40 consecutive months of growth, with ambitions to increase its online business to £300million this year.
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