Speed shopping: Food delivery space in frenzy as well-funded newcomers eye Deliveroo’s market share June 9, 2021 Getir has become the latest in a raft of fast-growing grocery delivery operators to raise bumper cash injections to fuel ambitious growth plans. The Turkey-based company, which said it can deliver to customers in as little as 10 minutes and launched in the UK in January, secured almost £400m in investment last week, taking its [...]
Deliveroo keeps going strong in quarter results – CityAM : CityAM October 20, 2021 Deliveroo has registered a 58 per cent increase in gross transaction value in the third quarter of 2021, while the growth in active consumers and orders has continued to improve, going up 56 and 64 per cent respectively. “We have continued to make good progress executing against our strategy, resulting in strong performance in the [...]
Deliveroo supports Notting Hill Carnival with limited edition patties August 26, 2021 Deliveroo is launching a range of limited edition patties to support the return of the cancelled Notting Hill Carnival in 2022. The delivery giant is teaming up with four of the festival’s ambassadors to roll out patties which are inspired by the Carnival’s history. The themed treats will be available to customers in London and [...]
Darktrace races out of the blocks: A boost for London’s IPO market after Deliveroo’s flop April 30, 2021 In a welcome boost for the London IPO market after the Deliveroo flop, UK cybersecurity company Darktrace launched this morning well above its initial price of 250p per share, jumping sharply to 350p in opening trade. There were early indications that the initial valuation might be higher than this, at around £3bn, however it appears that [...]
Deliveroo shares surge after German rival purchases stake August 9, 2021 Deliveroo shares have jumped by ten per cent to the highest level since trading began after a German rival purchased a stake in the company. On Monday Deliveroo disclosed that it received a notification “of major holdings in the company’s shares from Delivery Hero after market close on 6 August 2021,” pushing share prices to [...]
Deliveroo lifts guidance as orders soar in second quarter July 8, 2021 Deliveroo this morning raised its guidance for the first year after a quarter in which the company said that orders increased nearly 90 per cent. In a trading update, the takeaway app said that it was now on track to see gross transaction value (GTV) grow between 50 and 60 per cent this year, up [...]
After Deliveroo’s car crash IPO, London needs a rebrand to fend off Europe’s financial centres May 3, 2021 Much like the carefully manufactured picture of a restaurant-quality dish displayed on the takeaway firm’s app, Deliveroo’s IPO promised so much, yet when it arrived, was a cold, undercooked imitation of the rich banquet investors had been promised. After a difficult period, one of London’s most high-profile IPOs in years turning into a car crash [...]
Deliveroo shares slip despite revenue soaring and lockdown orders doubling August 11, 2021 Lockdown favourite Deliveroo revenue jumped 82 per cent to £922m in the first half of the year, results out this morning showed. The number of orders doubled to shy of 150m in the first half of 2021 compared with 75m during the same period last year when the first national lockdown was introduced. Deliveroo said [...]
Deliveroo celebrates 70 per cent jump in transactions with average orders per customer climbing to 3.4 per month January 20, 2022 Deliveroo saw sales jump last year as customers continued to increase the number of orders they placed on the platform despite lockdown easing. The company said that gross transaction value – its favourite measure – rose 70% around the world, at the top end of what it had told shareholders to expect. In the UK, [...]
Cake Box to open 20 new stores as Uber Eats and Deliveroo orders double sales October 4, 2021 Cake Box said this morning that its sales nearly almost doubled for the past six months amid a strong recovery in customer demand. The high street cream cake retailer said it was buoyed by its continued expansion, opening 20 new franchise sites over the six months to September, to bring it to a total of [...]