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Milk could soon cost more than petrol but not for Getir shoppers

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

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