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Booker celebrates 300 store milestone for Scoot service in first year

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Scoot, Booker’s rapid grocery delivery platform, is celebrating its first anniversary with a major milestone – 300 symbol group retailers now live on the service across the UK. Since launching in February 2025, Scoot has expanded through Booker’s symbol groups of Premier, Londis, Budgens and…

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