Amazon partners with GoPuff, offering 15-minute groceries
Amazon UK has announced a national roll-out of its partnership with on demand delivery specialist Gopuff.
Following an initial launch in Birmingham and Salford in May, Gopuff will now offer thousands of grocery products including alcohol and snacks, which will be delivered to Amazon customers directly by the quick commerce firm in under 60 minutes, and as fast as 15 minutes.
Russell Jones, Director of Grocery Partnerships at Amazon, says: “We are always working to give customers more choice and more convenient options to have their groceries delivered. Partnering with Gopuff and other grocery partners is an important way of offering Amazon customers their favourite stores and brands, ordered via our website. The new launch with Gopuff brings our customers access to a convenient and affordable way to access their everyday groceries.”
Alberto Menolascina, Gopuff’s SVP of UK and New Business, comments: “We’ve spent the past 12 years scaling a nationwide delivery and fulfillment network to establish ourselves as the global leader in instant commerce. Now, we’re delighted to leverage our unique model to help millions of Amazon customers across the UK access thousands of affordable groceries in as fast as 15 minutes.”
Gopuff joins Morrisons, Iceland, and Co-op on Amazon UK. The US online giant first collaborated with third-party grocery retailers in 2015 when it launched its partnership with Morrisons in the UK. It now has tie ups with grocery retailers around the globe including; Tegut, Dia, Knuspr, Cortilia, and Monoprix in Europe; Save Mart, Weis Market, Bristol Farms and Metropolitan Market in the US; Watson’s and Little Farms in Singapore; LIFE, Valor, Arcs, Marukyo and Seijo in Japan; Lulu Group in Dubai and Jüsto in Mexico.
Gopuff on Amazon is now available in the following towns and cities across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Chessington, Coventry, Derby, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Salford, Sheffield, and Swansea.
