Tesco And Waitrose Plan 'Click and Collect' At Tube Stations

Tesco and Waitrose are planning to launch a trial of their click and collect services at up to a dozen London underground stations this year.

Transport for London said the grocers will operate lockers in up to six locations each. The agreement follows a six month trial with Asda to operate collection services in station car parks which will now be extended to other sites.

TfL director of commercial development Graeme Craig described the trial with Asda as 'very successful' and that TfL is working to establish 'new concepts with other retailers'.

TfL has also agreed with automated parcel locker company InPost, which operates collection lockers on behalf of multiple retailers, to open facilities at three sites.

Waitrose director of ecommerce Robin Phillips said: 'More and more people are adding an online shopping mission to their way of buying from Waitrose.'

He said: 'Collection lockers will unlock the potential to reach customers in locations where we don't have a shop and which are very convenient, such as on the way home or the school run.'

There are an average of 11 million journeys each day on the London Underground.

TfL said it is also working with other firms to supply a 'diverse range of service and goods. These include an agreement with flower retail and vending kiosk Rockflower which opened last week at Blackfriars underground station.

Meanwhile, it has also introduced Wi-Fi at over 120 London Underground stations.