East of England Co-op goes live with Snappy Shopper on demand delivery service in Food stores
East of England Co-op reports the relaunch of Snappy Shopper’s on demand delivery service in five of its Food stores. It says that this is part of a renewed focus on enhanced accessibility and flexibility for customers across its region.
In a LinkedIn post, the retailer said: “The new partnership sees Snappy Shopper orders fulfilled through a technical agreement with Nash who will coordinate deliveries on our behalf. This approach provides a more scalable, sustainable and efficient delivery model, allowing us to expand our reach.”
It added: “We relaunched last Monday and we can already see our members and customers are delighted to have Snappy Shopper back in our Barking Road, Costessey, Earls Colne, Mersea Road and Rushmere Food stores.”
Vineta Bajaj
Snappy Group, the company behind Snappy Shopper and Hungrrr, recently appointed Vineta Bajaj, Group CFO at Holland & Barrett and former executive at Ocado Group, to its board as a Non-Executive Director.
“Convenience is being redefined,” said Bajaj. “It’s no longer just about speed. It’s about service, sustainability, and accessibility. Customers want grocery shopping that fits their lives: 24/7 ordering, loyalty, transparency and support for their local community. The next day full basket delivery had its moment, and that was yesterday.”
Bajaj joins a board that also includes Justin King, former CEO at Sainsbury’s.
“The future of q-commerce is technology that drives profitable, local growth,” she added.
At Ocado Group, she played a key role in global expansion and capital raises totalling nearly $2 billion. At Rohlik Group she helped double revenues past $1 billion while overseeing strategic investment and transformation.
2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS
On demand delivery was a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.
We received a record number of entries and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times.
For a full rundown of all of the shortlisted entries, click here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC in Central London on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
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