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Co-op rolls out robot deliveries to Greater Manchester

Delivery
15 Mar 2023
by Paul Skeldon
Robots are heading to the streets of Sale. Greater Manchester, as Starship Technologies partners with Trafford Council and the Co-op
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Starship Technologies robots will now deliver online orders from the Co-op in Cambourne. Image courtesy of Co-op

Co-op targets 50% online delivery growth to £300m this year through quick commerce expansion

Strategy and Innovation
20 May 2022
by Chloe Rigby
The supermarket will deliver orders via both robots and on foot
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Starship Technologies robots wait for a delivery outside a Co-op branch. Image courtesy of Starship Technologies

Co-op more than doubles full-year online grocery sales as it works with fast delivery partners to get its goods to customers

Strategy and Innovation
7 Apr 2022
by Chloe Rigby
The Co-op more than doubled its online grocery sales to £200m in its latest financial year. The figure represents fast growth – from £70m in...
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EDITORIAL How retailers are adapting to changing customer behaviour, the climate crisis – and Brexit

Editorial
17 Sep 2021
by Chloe Rigby
In today’s InternetRetailing newsletter, we’re reporting in a bumper newsletter on how retailers and brands are adjusting their strategies as UK shoppers continue...
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The Co-op is expanding its use of robots as it grows its online sales. Image courtesy of Starship Technologies

Co-op adds Amazon Prime and more robots to its home delivery services as it plans to grow online sales to £200m

Operations and Logistics
16 Sep 2021
by Chloe Rigby
The Co-op today focused its ecommerce strategy on convenient home grocery delivery, selling through Amazon Prime and adding more robot deliveries as it plans...
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First UK town centre robot deliveries now up and running

Delivery
16 Mar 2020
by Chloe Rigby
Robot deliveries are now available in the centre of a UK town for the first time. Residents and workers in the centre of Milton Keynes...
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EDITORIAL Delivering on the customer experience

Editorial
12 Apr 2019
by Chloe Rigby
In today’s InternetRetailing newsletter we’re reporting on the customer experience after the buy button. We’re reporting on new approaches to delivery and...
Starship Technologies

Robot deliveries take top-up groceries straight to the park – or any other location

Strategy and Innovation
5 Apr 2019
by Chloe Rigby
Shoppers in parts of Milton Keynes are now ordering products from their local convenience store for delivery to places that range from the home to...
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