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After accelerated growth during the pandemic, grocery drop-off services such as Gorillas, Getir and Zapp are feeling the pinch

Backed with billions in venture capital funding, hyper-fast delivery companies promise speed and ease. But critics fear the affect on workers and communities

Shoppers who spend £20 on the app will get a free tub of Lurpak butter with their order

The offer is available across the country

Paris (AFP) - Prathamesh Jathar is one of many brightly dressed riders zipping through the streets of Berlin, dropping off groceries just minutes after the orders come in.

Venture capitalists have poured billions into the latest pandemic delivery craze: companies that promise to get you a bottle of Tylenol, an iced coffee, hummus, a cucumber and a roll of paper towels

Spurs sponsor Getir has secured another £581.7 million funding, taking the ultra-fast grocery delivery firm’s value to over £8 billion.

COVID rapidly accelerated the overall trend towards internet ordering of all retail sales with UK online purchases approaching 30% in 2021. With a strong trend towards home delivery this has also created an opportunity for “quick” grocery delivery services via apps such as Gorillas and Getir.

The city of Rotterdam is to put a one-year freeze on the introduction of any more "dark stores" - small distribution centres in the city used as hubs for on-demand grocery services like Getir, Gorillas, Flink, Zapp and others.

The Turkey-based start-up is set to more than double its UK workforce by the end of the year

The company has already launched in Manchester, Liverpool, Wolverhampton and Portsmouth