Southern Co-op expands same day delivery on Isle of Wight

Southern Co-op has expanded a newly launched same day delivery service on the Isle of Wight, creating eight new jobs on the island.

Available through the Snappy Shopper app, the service was originally launched to residents in the west and extended this week to people in PO30, PO31, PO38, PO39, PO40, PO41 areas.

Southern Co-op, which currently has a number of co-operative stores on the Isle of Wight, is hoping to roll out the delivery service to the rest of the island on 13 September.

The service offers islanders a range of Isle of Wight produce to choose from, and the retailer said Isle of Wight Milk and free range eggs have been the most ordered products till date.

“So far the trial of our home delivery service has gone well after initially starting in Chichester and Portsmouth,” Matt Elliott, retail buying & services manager at Southern Co-op, said.

“We know our convenience store colleagues offer their communities a great personal service so we’re aiming to replicate this with quick deliveries and a phone call to talk through any changes to their order. So far this has gone down well as we’ve seen a number of repeat customers.”

The delivery service includes a range of Local Flavours products such as IOW milk and cheese, Minghella ice cream, and produce from Briddlesford Farm Dairy, The Garlic Farm and the Tomato Stall. There are more than 3,000 products to order covering, fresh foods, groceries, pet food, baby care, magazines and newspapers.

Andy Batt, head of group development at Snappy Shopper, said: “We are thrilled to extend our service on the island and give shoppers on-demand access to thousands of products in their local Southern Co-op store. Post lockdown the demand for home delivery is greater than ever and via our app islanders can receive home deliveries seven days a week.”