Chelmsford Star Co-op partners with Snappy Shopper

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Chelmsford Star Co-op, in Essex, has launched a trial with home delivery app Snappy Shopper.

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The trial launched yesterday (1 March) across central Chelmsford, initially offered to those closest to the city centre, and enables shoppers to order their convenience shop online and see it arrive at their door within 60 minutes.

Head of food at Chelmsford Star Co-op, Joe Kerr, said: “The pandemic has brought about many changes to the way we live our lives. Lockdown rules mean people are worried about popping to their local convenience store for a top-up shop like they used to, so are often going without key household items. But this has led to a wider cross-section of our community being comfortable using the internet. We hope this move will bring the ‘convenience’ back into convenience store shopping.”

Andy Batt, head of group development at Snappy Shopper, added: “This hub and satellite model trial with Chelmsford Star has proven to be very successful with other Co-ops. It allows the supermarket to operate the fulfilment which enables smaller stores to offer a greater range of products to their customer base and maximise revenue potential.”

Chelmsford Star Co-op said hopes to expand the service into other areas of Essex soon.

Snappy Shopper currently works with seven regional Co-ops and is available in more than 700 stores across the UK.