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by 55 North
SERVICES: ZAPP / SOUTHERN CO-OP
Zapp continues UK expansion
THE DELIVERY APP NOW COVERS MOST OF MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE
Grocery delivery app Zapp has launched in Manchester, as it continues to expand outside of London.
Zapp, which operates its own stores supported by employed delivery riders, covers most of the city centre, with additional areas being covered in the next few weeks.
Customers need to download the Zapp app to order from almost 2,000 products, including brands such as Coca-Cola, Red Bull, and Haribo, as well as local favourites.
Once an order is placed, products are picked, packed and delivered within 20 minutes. There is a flat delivery fee of £1.99 per order and no minimum order. For orders over £30, the delivery fee is waived.
Steve O’Hear, Zapp’s Vice-President of Strategy, said: “After delivering for tens of thousands of happy customers in London and Amsterdam, we’re excited to begin bringing Zapp to other cities in the UK, starting with Manchester.”
The service has been designed with sustainability in mind, employing an all-electric fleet, using a mixture of e-bikes and e-mopeds. Products are delivered in recyclable paper bags, and the company has partnered with Planetly to track and reduce its carbon footprint.
Zapp, which has raised $100m in funding, has a leadership team spanning former employees of Deliveroo, Just Eat, Domino’s and Tesco.
Southern’s same day deliveries are all Wight now
Southern Co-op is extending its same day delivery service, accessed via the Snappy Shopper app, on the Isle of Wight.
The delivery service, which was originally launched to residents in the west, has been extended to the PO30, PO31, PO38, PO39, PO40, PO41 areas.
Southern Co-op is hoping to roll out the delivery service, which provides more than 3,000 products to order, to the rest of the island on 13 September.
Matt Elliott, Retail Buying & Services Manager at Southern Co-op, said: “We know our convenience store colleagues offer their communities a great personal service so we’re aiming to replicate this with quick deliveries and a phone call to talk through any changes to their order.
“So far this has gone down well as we’ve seen a number of repeat customers.”
