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Co-op launches rapid online grocery app for independent retailers

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Co-op has today (27 February) announced the launch of a new million-pound rapid delivery grocery app, ‘Peckish’, which offers a technologically advanced service to thousands of independent retailers looking to serve their customers and communities online. According to Co-op, Peckish will enable small, often family-owned,…

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