Banking on efficiency and rapidity, Asda has introduced a new delivery service. Thus, those living close
to a few of its stores will be able to have their groceries delivered to their
house in just one hour.
This “super speedy service” will be rolled out at the Halifax,
Rotherham and Poole Asda outlets. This means that those living within a three-mile
radius of these stores can purchase up to 70 items from the firm’s online shop
for ‘Express Delivery’. These will be
delivered within one hour. They can also get an unlimited basket. However, they
will have to wait for four hours. While there are no minimum charges per
basket, each order will be billed an additional flat rate of £8.50 for
shipping.
By introducing this super quick facility, Asda is hoping to
compete with online giants like Amazon. Currently, the latter’s Prime customers
can enjoy same-day free delivery when buying groceries from its Fresh stores.
Moreover, the e-commerce firm has five physical stores in Britain that are
cashierless. This means that clients do not have to wait in queues to pay for
their items. They can just ‘walk out’ of the shop.
Asda’s various rivals, like Morrisons, Tesco and
Sainsbury’s, already have one-hour or rapid
delivery services through firms such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and
other providers. However, none of them offer a full-range of products.
Asda delivers products within one hour © Royalty-free image
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