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Booker launches new delivery app for its symbol group retailers

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Booker has launched a brand-new ordering platform exclusively for its symbol group retailers – helping independent retailers to deliver local groceries to their customers’ doors, in as little as 30 minutes where possible. The new ordering platform, Scoot, connects shoppers with their local participating independent…

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