Advent International buys stake in Hermes Germany and Hermes UK
Private equity investor Advent International has reached an agreement with the Otto Group to take a 25% shareholding in Hermes Germany and 75% in Hermes UK.
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Co-op hits ‘major milestone’ with 400 stores on Deliveroo
Co-op and Deliveroo have announced a ‘major milestone’ in their delivery partnership as Deliveroo customers can now order items from 400 Co-op stores across the UK.
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Disabled people in UK find their ‘lockdown lifeline’ of online shopping threatened by delivery problems
Citizens Advice has found that two in five disabled people in the UK have had a problem with parcel delivery in a single week – a disturbing finding given that online shopping is for many a ‘lockdown lifeline’.
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Asda trials George parcel returns with home shopping deliveries
UK supermarket Asda has launched a new trial scheme in two stores which enables customers to return George parcels at the same time as they receive their online grocery deliveries.
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Yodel: delivering 1,000 food boxes a day
UK independent parcel carrier Yodel and online flower company Nova Blooms are now delivering 1,000 food boxes a day following a successful trial period.
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