UK: Co-op hits milestone with 400 stores on Deliveroo

Co-op’s roll-out with Deliveroo began in 2019 and has accelerated this year to cover 128 cities across the UK.

Co-op and Deliveroo announced a major milestone in their delivery partnership as Deliveroo customers can now order from 400 Co-op stores serving towns and cities with a combined population of 27 million people across the UK. This makes Co-op the most widely available supermarket on the Deliveroo app.

More than 600 grocery and household items are available to customers on the Deliveroo app, which are packed by Co-op colleagues at local stores and delivered by Deliveroo riders.

Co-op’s roll-out with Deliveroo began in 2019 and has accelerated this year to cover 128 cities across the UK. The average delivery is 1.7km away from the store, and the top four cities for on-demand convenience are London, Manchester, Leeds and Brighton.

“Products are selected locally by Co-op stores which act as micro-distribution hubs and so also benefit from the significant increase seen in demand as consumer shopping trends change in the wake of Covid-19 and more people shop for food online,” said Head of Ecommerce, Co-op, Chris Conway.

“At Deliveroo we want to play our role to help people get the food and household items they need and want in as little as under 30 minutes,” said Vice President of New Business, Deliveroo, Ajay Lakhani.

The Co-op has accelerated the roll-out of its online offer and is on track to provide online home delivery and click & collect from over 650 stores by the end of the year, through partnerships and its own online shop.