Sainsbury’s has decided to discontinue its Chop Chop rapid delivery app and merge its functionalities into the main Sainsbury’s app. The Chop Chop service, introduced in 2016, aimed to provide quick grocery deliveries within 60 minutes from 50 Sainsbury’s stores for an additional fee. Users of the Chop Chop app may have noticed that it is no longer available as a standalone app; instead, they are directed to use the main Sainsbury’s app.
Jim Banks, Sainsbury’s head of experience design, announced the decommissioning of the Chop Chop app to streamline the shopping experience for customers. He stated on LinkedIn, “Chop Chop is no more. Long live Chop Chop! We’ve consolidated the standalone Chop Chop app into the Sainsbury’s shopping app because customers shouldn’t have to decide which app to use.” Banks praised the collaborative effort of various teams in Experience Design, product, and engineering for achieving this transition, aiming to simplify the shopping process and make it more user-friendly.
Chop Chop faced competition from Tesco’s Whoosh rapid delivery service, promising deliveries in as fast as 20 minutes. In other supermarket news from the UK, Co-op has announced plans to open 18 new or revamped stores in the first quarter of 2026. The initial new Co-op store in 2026 will be unveiled in the new residential development of Willowbrook Park in Didcot, Oxfordshire.
Additionally, Co-op will reopen several stores after refurbishments, including its convenience store in Eastern Green, Coventry, and a franchise-operated site in Ealing, London. Kate McCrae, Co-op’s Operations Director, emphasized the company’s focus on creating local stores that serve as community hubs, offering quality products and value to customers through various deals and promotions.
McCrae expressed her delight in opening the first new store of 2026 in Oxfordshire, highlighting Co-op’s commitment to expanding its presence in different UK communities. Furthermore, Co-op aims to introduce thousands of new apprenticeships in the coming years, allocating £70 million through its Levy Share service to create 7,000 matched apprenticeships by 2030.