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Snappy Shopper expands coverage and offers in Newcastle

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Home delivery app Snappy Shopper is extending the area it covers in Newcastle and the city’s surroundings. To mark the expansion, Snappy Shopper and its Newcastle partners are offering new customers £14 off their first shop, on a minimum spend of £15, until Sunday 23 April, redeemable in all stores live on the Snappy Shopper app …

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