Tesco Offers Click & Collect At Schools, Libraries And Car Parks

Supermarket Tesco has launched a trial that will allow customers of its Click & Collect service to pick up their shopping at the library or even on their way to fetch the kids from school.

The supermarket is giving customers the option as part of a trial in York to collect shopping from Huntington Secondary School, Monk Bar Car Park or Grimston Bar Park & Ride stop. It also plans to test the service in London and Dingwall, Scotland before Christmas and will include libraries, sports centres and other community locations as options.

The grocer said it was the first time it had extended its Click & Collect service beyond its store network and 'underlines its commitment to making shopping as convenient as possible for customers'.

The grocery industry trade body the IGD said almost one in five grocery shoppers have used click and collect service in the last month and a third said they intend to use it more over the coming year.



Tesco said it was the first to launch a click and collect Grocery Drive Through in the UK back in 2010 and it is now available in 200 Tesco stores across the country. That will rise to 300 next year.

'Customers up and down the country already love using Click & Collect because they can do their shopping in a matter of minutes, even with the whole family in tow. We think customers are really going to like the extension to the service because it makes things even more convenient for them and it means they can fit their shopping in around their lifestyles,' said Simon Belsham, managing director at Tesco.com, the grocer's food delivery arm.

Councillor Dave Merrett, cabinet minister for Transport, Planning and Sustainability at City of York Council said: 'We're delighted that Tesco has chosen to pilot an extension to their Click & Collect service in York. Over four million passenger journeys take place on York's five Park & Rides a year and we're supportive of any new service which will provide commuters - including some 200,000 residents and 7.2 million tourists - with an even better experience as they travel in York.'

He added: 'We hope this trial provides shoppers with the option to make a shorter trip to get their shopping, which in turn will result in lower volumes of traffic and lower emissions on York’s roads.'