Jumbo Supermarkten and Gorillas agree rapid delivery tie up
Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo Supermarkten has announced a partnership with German rapid grocery delivery startup Gorillas.
This will cover the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium. Jumbo will supply a large part of its range to Gorillas, including private label products and some from the La Place brand.
Gorillas also works with Tesco in the UK, and Casino Group in France.
“We will join forces to build better and faster customer journeys for our inner city customers,” Björn Brekel, Manager Digital at Jumbo Supermarkten, said in a LinkedIn post.
“It’s been a privilege to have shaped the collaboration over the past months together with the Jumbo and Gorillas teams. Thank you to all involved in the journey so far. Let’s win together!”
Funding round
In October, Gorillas raised close to $1 billion in a Series C funding round.
This was led by Delivery Hero, and included further investments by existing investors Coatue Management, DST Global, Tencent, Atlantic Food Labs, Fifth Wall, Greenoaks, A*, and new backers G Squared, Alanda Capital, Macquarie Capital, MSA Capital and Thrive Capital.
It came seven months after Gorillas bagged $290 million in Series B funding, taking its valuation past the $1 billion mark.
it also closely followed protests over its treatment of delivery riders and warehouse workers, as well as the departure of senior executives, fuelling criticism of Chief Executive Kağan Sümer.
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