Tesco has signed an alliance with Gorilla to deliver consumer goods to UK customers in minutesNS. The agreement, which is world first in terms of scope, solidity and objectives, for both the delivery world and the retail sector, should be Beyond the commercial aspects and this includes the development of physical warehouses inside the British giant’s supermarkets, where bikers will find their supplies.

Starting from the shop at Thornton Heath (Greater London), where the project started on 28 October The pilot will be extended in the coming months to serve, in the first instance, the entire area of ​​the capital e Then, around 4,000 points of sale, in Great Britain and Ireland, to cover the entire Tesco network.

According to Adrian Frenzel, Director of Operations for Gorillas, The partnership, commercial and real estate, is pioneering and provides strong elements of the two companies, namely the quality and assortment of Tesco and the convenience and reliability of Gorilla Service.

telling Tesco UK CEO Jason Terry: “The idea of ​​being able to reach your customers in just ten minutes is really innovative and allows consumers regardless of time and place to shop, last minute, have dinner or forget products while shopping. “.

gorilla, which launched a new $1 billion (€855 million) funding round in October led by Delivery Hero (Foodora, Foodpanda and other brands), Has built over 200 neighborhood warehouses since its inception, in the spring of 2020, and have Processed 4.5 million orders in the last six months covering 9 countries and 55 cities, including Amsterdam, London, Paris, Madrid, New York, Milan and Munich.

Tesco, with 4,700 settlements in Great Britain, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, With a consolidated turnover of 53.4 billion pounds (63.2 billion euros), it grew by 7.1 percent in the previous fiscal year.

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