Starship launches in Finland, partners with Alepa and HOK-Elanto Group
Starship Technologies has launched its robot delivery service for groceries in Finland.
The firm has partnered with grocery store chain Alepa, owned by HOK-Elanto Group.
At first, deliveries will start from six Alepa stores in the city of Espoo during April. Starship aims to sign more partnerships with Finnish retailers going forward. It is also expanding its R&D centre in Helsinki.
“As the world’s leading autonomous delivery provider, Starship is proud to announce our partnership with Finland’s leading retail operator, HOK-Elanto Group,” says Phillip Lindberg, SVP Product at Starship.
“We’re confident customers of Alepa stores will appreciate the positive environmental impact and affordable convenience of autonomous delivery. Our friendly robots were born to serve, with the aim of becoming a much loved and integral service to the local community.”
“With the help of robots, we can offer our customers a new convenient, environmentally friendly, contactless, and affordable way to deliver online orders,” says Jukka Ranua, Development Director e-commerce and digital services at HOK-Elanto.
“These robots have already delivered millions of orders worldwide and I believe they will be popular in Finland as well.”
“We are looking forward to the feedback that our robots will receive from our customers. Based on demand and customer feedback, we have an opportunity to grow the network of stores covered by robotic delivery.”
