Russia’s Yandex to launch e-grocery delivery in Paris then London
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian internet large Yandex is prepared to launch its on-line grocery delivery in Paris in the second quarter of this 12 months, the company talked about on Friday, after sturdy demand in Russia all through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Russia’s e-commerce market boomed ultimate 12 months as lockdown restrictions saved shoppers at home, with Yandex.Lavka, a 15-minute grocery delivery service, one among many foremost beneficiaries.
Yango, the worldwide arm of Yandex Go, the company’s taxi aggregator and meals tech enterprise, launched the grocery service in Israel beneath the Yango Deli mannequin late ultimate 12 months.
Yandex talked about the Yango Deli service would rapidly perform in central Paris and that it has already registered a French agency and started hiring workers for the enterprise.
The service works using so-called darkish outlets, devoted …