Tesco is teaming up with the German “dark store” delivery group Gorillas to test out 10-minute deliveries from its supermarkets, the first partnership of its kind.
The venture will start at Tesco’s Thornton Heath store in south London and will be expanded to four other locations across the capital in coming months.
A range of more than 2,000 items will be delivered from mini warehouses set up in spare space within the supermarkets.
The deal will help Tesco take on the rapidly growing fast-track delivery sector, which has emerged as high street lockdowns and working from home have accelerated the shift to online shopping.
The market-leading grocery chain launched its own fast-track delivery service, Whoosh, from its convenience stores earlier
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