Source: theguardian.comDeliveroo increases grocery deliveries but other rapid-delivery firms muscle inDeliveroo is continuing to increase the size of its grocery deliveries business despite competition from ultra-fast start-ups, the company revealed. In the 4th quarter of 2021, on-demand grocery deliveries made up 8% of the company’s gross transaction value (GTV), against 7% in the 1st half of 2021 and 6% in 2020. In the UK, Deliveroo’s GTV was £945mln in the 4th quarter of 2021, up by 36% on the same quarter in 2020 and by 12% on the 3rd quarter of 2021. Source: talkingretail.comSwitzerland: Migros Group sees turnover up 2.2% in 2021Switzerland’s Migros Group saw its consolidated turnover excluding divestments increase by 2.2% to CHF28.8bln (€27.7bln) in 2021, boosted by online sales. Turnover from online retailing grew by 15.6% to CHF3.2bln (€3.1bln) and contributed to 11.2% of total sales, the company said.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2022 13:26 UTC