TECHNOLOGY
CENTRAL ENGLAND CO-OP HOME DELIVERY
Snappy Shopper, Central England Co-op extend home delivery partnership
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Shoppers in the Midlands and East Anglia now able to order groceries online from 141 Central England Co-op stores.
nappy Shopper and Central England Co-op have extended their home delivery partnership following successful trials. The agreement will enable shoppers in the Midlands and East Anglia to order groceries online from 141 local Central England Co-op stores and have them delivered straight to their homes in as little as 30 minutes. The number of Central England Co-op stores operating with Snappy Shopper will rise to 200 by the end of 2021 after trials at 15 stores in Derby and Birmingham. Consumers ordering via the Snappy Shopper app have access to more than 5,000 products including everyday groceries, alcohol and snacks and are able to request delivery seven days a week via an electric vehicle. All prices will be the same as in store with a flat delivery charge of £3 on all orders. Mark Steven, Chief Operating Officer of Snappy Shopper, said: “Post-lockdown the demand for home delivery and the desire to shop locally is greater than ever and we are ideally placed to provide convenience stores with an affordable and
high-performing tech solution to compete in the fast-changing home delivery market.” Andy Peake, Chief Commercial Officer at Central England Co-op, added: “We are also pleased that our work with Snappy sees products picked and packed by colleagues at a local store and then delivered in an environmentally-friendly way with our special electric vehicles.”
UBAMARKET AND CENTRAL ENGLAND CO-OP EXTEND PARTNERSHIP Central England Co-op’s new store in Worsop, Mansfield, will feature Ubamarket’s shopping app technology. Ubamarket’s technology enables retailers to offer: AI-driven loyalty points and personalised offers, scan-and-go shopping, and
alerts regarding the environmental footprint of products. The move follows trials at various sites across the retailer’s portfolio. Will Broome, founder of Ubamarket, said: “We are delighted to be enabling the Ubamarket app
to correspond with the launch of the new Central England Co-Op Mansfield Road, Warsop store. This clearly demonstrates Central England Co-op’s innovative approach with their new stores and is the first step towards a groupwide roll-out.”
WEDNESDAY 4TH AUGUST 2021 / ISSUE 67 / SLRMAG.CO.UK / 15
