Food retailer, Tesco, has announced that it is extending its same-day online grocery delivery service across the UK, which makes it the first retailer to offer a nationwide same-day scheme.
Tesco previously launched same-day grocery delivery in London and the south east in 2014 but has revealed it is now extending this offering nationwide to more than 300 UK stores, covering 99% of households.
This means that Tesco now has the biggest reach of any retailer in the UK, stretching from the Shetland Islands in Scotland to Cornwall in south west England.
Customers can order by 1pm to have their shopping delivered between a choice of time slots from 7pm onwards and can receive an unlimited number of items.
Same-day deliveries are proving increasingly more popular, with Tesco seeing an 18% growth in demand for the service so far this year.
The new service is priced between £3 and £8 but is free for a limited period to members of Tesco’s online delivery membership scheme, Delivery Saver.
Adrian Letts, managing director of Tesco Online, said: “Customers tell us they like getting their shopping delivered quickly and conveniently, and with our same day delivery service they can now order by lunch to get their shopping delivered for their evening meal.
“We’ve seen the service grow in popularity since we launched it in London and the South East so we’re really excited to be rolling it out to customers nationwide.”
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