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10-minute grocery delivery start-up Getir to buy UK rival Weezy as buzzy market enters consolidation
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cnbc.comLONDON — Turkish start-up Getir on Tuesday agreed to acquire British rival Weezy, in the latest sign of consolidation in the ultrafast grocery delivery market.
Istanbul-based Getir, which aims to ship essential items to people's doors in as little as 10 minutes, said it was buying Weezy to further expand into the U.K.
The company currently operates in 15 cities and towns including London, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool.
Weezy, which was founded just two years ago by Kristof Van Beveren and Alec Dent, experienced breakneck growth during the coronavirus pandemic as more people moved online to do their essential shopping.
It now has over 700 employees, a number that includes the firm's delivery drivers. Unlike gig economy companies that
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