Chop Chop service repurposes closed Blackfriars store to assist customers in lockdown
Sarah ButlerThu 2 Apr 2020 12.40 BST
The Chop Chop service was suspended last month because Sainsbury’s was struggling to serve stockpiling customers. Photograph: Graham Flack/Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s is using bicycles to transport essential groceries from a closed convenience store in London in an effort to bolster its delivery service during the coronavirus outbreak.
The supermarket is relaunching its one-hour bicycle delivery service, Chop Chop, from its Blackfriars store in central London, which was one of 12 small local outlets used mainly by commuters that closed last week.
The Chop Chop service was suspended last month as Sainsbury’s struggled to serve stockpiling shoppers before the imposition of government restrictions on movement.
Blackfriars is being repurposed as a “dark convenience store”, stocking 400 essential grocery and household products, including milk and toilet roll, which can be delivered within 1.8 miles (3km) by the Chop Chop cyclists, who are all Sainsbury’s employees. Customers will be able to order up to 20 items for same-day delivery.
Sainsbury’s expects to be able to serve up to 3,500 customers a week from the Blackfriars store and is recruiting more riders to help deliver orders. The supermarket is expected to roll out the service to other sites if it proves popular.
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Chop Chop service repurposes closed Blackfriars store to assist customers in lockdown Sarah ButlerThu 2 Apr 2020 12.40 BST The Chop Chop service was suspended last month because Sainsbury’s was struggling to serve stockpiling customers. Photograph: Graham Flack/Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s is using bicycles to transport essential groceries from a closed convenience store in London in an… [Read More]
