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Aldi Süd Adds Alipay Payment Option

Aldi Süd has added Alipay to its bouquet of various mobile payment methods, such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Sodexo Benefits Pass. The retailer ad...

A Majority Of Swedish Customers Will Continue To Shop Online, Study Finds

Around seven out of ten online customers (68%) in Sweden believe that they will continue to use the channel to buy food even after coronavirus restrictions...

New 'Dark Store' Operator Hoogloo Launched In Portugal

Portuguese start-up Hoogloo is the latest player in the 'dark store' delivery business, promising warehouse-to-home deliveries in less than one hour. Fo...

Yandex, Grubhub Launch Automated Food Delivery At US College Campus

Yandex Self-Driving Group (SDG), the autonomous vehicle arm of internet giant Yandex, and Grubhub have teamed up to introduce delivery robots to the Ohio S...

Checkers Tests First Cashierless Grocery Store In South Africa

Upmarket South African grocery chain Checkers is testing a store without checkout counters, the first cashierless food store in the country allowing shoppe...

Grocery Delivery Firm Rohlik Group Launches Services In Munich

Czech grocery delivery firm Rohlik Group has announced the launch of services in Munich, Germany, with the Knuspr.de platform. Following the launch, Roh...

Discounter Aldi Unveils First TikTok Campaign

Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have unveiled their first campaign on social media platform TikTok, with the groups teaming up with a number of influencers to...

Indian Food Delivery Firm Zomato Sees Losses Rise In Q1

India's Zomato Ltd saw its losses increase in the quarter to the end of June, in its first results update since its listing last month. The food deliver...