Sainsbury’s discontinues its Chop Chop rapid delivery app, merging it into the main app for a seamless shopping experience. Introduced in 2016, Chop Chop aimed to deliver groceries within 60 minutes from 50 Sainsbury’s stores at a premium price. Users attempting to download the standalone Chop Chop app are now redirected to the Sainsbury’s app. Jim Banks, Sainsbury’s head of experience design, shared on LinkedIn that the integration was done to simplify the shopping process for customers. He expressed gratitude to the teams involved in the transition and highlighted the move as a significant step towards streamlining the shopping ecosystem. Chop Chop faced competition from Tesco’s Whoosh rapid delivery service, offering deliveries in as little as 20 minutes.
In other supermarket news in the UK, Co-op announced the opening of 18 new or upgraded stores in the first quarter of 2026. The initial store opening in 2026 will be in Willowbrook Park, Didcot, Oxfordshire, as part of a new neighborhood development. Additionally, several stores, including the convenience store in Eastern Green, Coventry, and a franchise-operated site in Ealing, London, will reopen after renovation. Kate McCrae, Co-op’s Operations Director, emphasized the company’s focus on creating local stores that serve as community hubs. She highlighted the stores’ commitment to offering quality products, value, and a range of deals for shoppers. Co-op also revealed plans to establish thousands of new apprenticeships, with a £70 million investment through its Levy Share service to create 7,000 matched apprenticeships by 2030.