SHOPPERS can now ‘click around the clock’ for convenient 24-hour grocery deliveries Co-op is launching the new service this month via Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats in Manchester, Leeds and London. It is the first supermarket to offer a 24-hour delivery option. The grocery store has extended its online availability in more than 1,600 stores helping more customers to shop later in the evening.
The grocer said there was already a strong online demand at non-traditional times. A survey suggested that around 40 per cent of shoppers who use fast delivery services would use an 11pm to 5am option if it was available. Read more money news That figure rose to half of consumers aged 18 to 44, with the service expected to be most popular among those aged 18 to 24.
The study suggested that an estimated six million UK adults believed the main reason they would use a 24-hour service was because of their work pattern or shift. Co-op e-commerce director Chris Conway said: "With a convenience store based in every postal code area in the UK, we’re able to identify and meet the demands of shoppers at a local level which enables us to provide solutions like our new 24-hour delivery service. "We’re always looking at ways to evolve our online offer to provide the very best service for shoppers, whenever and at whatever time they choose to shop with us.
Most read in Money "Meeting the needs of our member-owners and customers is at the heart of our approach and is aligned with our strateg.