Co-op teams up with Uber Direct to enhance delivery services
Published on: Mar 7, 2024
Shoppers are now able to order groceries via the retailer’s online shop with delivery locally through the app’s delivery network.
Co-op announced an expanded access to its own online shop through a new partnership with Uber Direct, the app’s white-label delivery solution.
Uber Direct enables member-owners and customers of the chain to order groceries via its own online shop with fast and reliable delivery locally through Uber Eats’ delivery network. The trial with Uber Direct will initially enable an additional 50 stores to offer quick and convenient online home delivery.
The retailer aims to grow the access and reach of its own online shop to around 1,000 stores by the end of the year.
“Innovation and effective partnerships are a fundamental part of our approach as we grow the reach of both our own online shop, and our work with strategic partners - offering our member-owners and customers in more communities an extensive range of groceries on-demand from Co-op’s stores locally,” said Chris Conway, Co-op’s eCommerce Director.
The move supports Co-op’s ambition to accelerate its share of the quick commerce market to more than 30%. Its online strategy is centered on quick convenience from its stores which are well placed at the heart of communities, with online orders picked fresh in local stores.
