3. UK technology ecosystem hits landmark $1 trillion valuation
The UK tech industry is now worth $1 trillion in value, as the country’s tech sector becomes the third in the world to ever reach this landmark valuation.
The UK’s digital economy is worth more than double that of Germany’s and almost five times larger than France and Sweden, according to data by Dealroom analysed for the UK’s Digital Economy Council.
4. Deliveroo and WHSmith agree rapid delivery tie up
Deliveroo has announced a rapid delivery partnership with WHSmith, marking its first major push into the general merchandise space.
WHSmith is launching the service in Reading, Berkshire, and will roll it out across nine more stores over the next week, covering Richmond, south-west London, Muswell Hill, north London, Chiswick, west London, Brighton, East Sussex, Cambridge, Oxford, Leeds, West Yorkshire, St Albans, Hertfordshire, and Guildford in Surrey.
The trial will offer about 600 products to customers, including stationery, home working equipment, and technology accessories.
5. Asda teams with Buymie for one-hour grocery deliveries across Leeds and Bristol
Buymie has launched a one-hour grocery shopping service in Leeds and Bristol in partnership with Asda, allowing customers to access the latter’s full online range of products with the on-demand delivery platform.
Buymie’s network of personal shoppers will pick, pack and deliver each order, giving customers the ability to submit any preferences and discuss their requests, including the type of substitutes they would accept if their original choices were unavailable.
The service, which will operate under the brand Asda Express powered by Buymie, will be initially trialled for three months across selected postcodes within a three mile radius of ten Asda stores in Leeds and Bristol and will create 60 new jobs in the two cities.
6. Walgreens Boots Alliance preps automated hubs for prescription fulfilment
Walgreens Boots Alliance plans to open 22 robot powered micro-fulfilment centres across the US to fill customers’ prescriptions.
By 2025, as much as half of the retailer’s total prescription volume could be filled at the automated hubs, says Rex Swords, Walgreens’ Group President of Centralised Services, Operations and Planning.
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