Sainsbury’s to trial same day delivery

Thursday July 21st 2016

Colin Beattie MSP at Sainsburys Straiton

Pictured are Colin Beattie MSP, Sharon Matthews, David Ellis.

Sainsbury’s is launching a same-day delivery service.

The supermarket will test the service at three stores around London and plans to expand it to 30 outlets by Christmas.

Amazon recently raised the pressure on UK supermarkets with the launch of same-day deliveries in London. The online retail giant signed a deal with Morrisons and now sells 130,000 products, including fresh goods.

This week Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, visited Sainsbury’s Straiton store today to meet colleagues and local customers. He was welcomed by Store Manager, Sharon Matthews and was taken on a tour of the 48,945 sq ft superstore in Loanhead.

Colin learned about the store’s new Local Charity Partner, SAMH, which is Scotland leading mental health charity that works hard every day to ensure that people are talking about mental health to try and get rid of the stigma that mental health carries.

Colin Beattie MSP said: ‘It’s always a pleasure visiting Sainsbury’s at Straiton. I applaud the initiatives the store takes to help the local community, and I was particularly pleased to hear that SAMH is the store’s new Local Charity Partner. There’s no doubt that mental health is one of the biggest health concerns of recent times; it’s great to see Sainsbury’s helping to break down the stigmas surrounding this issue.’

Sharon Matthews, Store Manager at Sainsbury’s Straiton added: “It has been great having Colin in our store to introduce him to our customers and colleagues. I’m incredibly proud of my team, our store and the impact we have on the community. Colin was especially interested in our local charities and understanding more about our work in the community. He has even invited me to the Scottish Parliament for a visit.”

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