Pires Investments PLC Buymie partners with Asda for grocery delivery
30 Marzo 2022 - 12:00AM
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Pires Investments PLC
30 March 2022
30 March 2022
Pires Investments plc
("Pires" or the "Company")
Buymie partners with Asda for one-hour grocery delivery service
across Leeds and Bristol
Pires Investments plc (AIM: PIRI), the investment company
focused on next generation technology, is pleased to provide an
update in relation to Buymie, Ireland's same-day grocery delivery
company, an investment within the Sure Valley Ventures ("SVV")
portfolio.
Buymie has launched a one-hour personal grocery shopping service
in Leeds and Bristol in partnership with supermarket chain Asda,
allowing customers to access Asda's full online range of products
with the on-demand delivery platform. Buymie's network of personal
shoppers will exclusively pick, pack and deliver each order, giving
customers the ability to submit any preferences and discuss their
requests, including the type of substitutes they would accept if
their original choices are unavailable.
The service, which will operate under the brand "Asda Express
powered by Buymie", will be initially trialled for three months
across selected postcodes within a three-mile radius of ten Asda
stores in Leeds and Bristol and will create 60 new jobs in the two
cities. The partnership will allow Buymie, which was founded in
Ireland in 2016, to expand into a market that is ten times the size
of the Irish one. Due to its different operating model, Buymie
generally requires less capital to expand its operations compared
to certain of its competitors.
Pires has a circa 20% interest in SVV. SVV is a venture capital
fund focused on investing in the software technology sector with a
specific focus on artificial intelligence, the internet of things
and immersive technologies.
Nicholas Lee, Director of Pires commented: "We are delighted to
note Buymie's partnership with Asda, one of the UK's largest
supermarkets, which will allow customers to communicate directly
with their personal shopper and receive their shopping within an
hour.
"This partnership is evidence of the successes the business has
achieved to date, having already secured partnerships with Tesco,
Lidl and Co-Op. Buymie's valuation has increased significantly
since SVV's original investment and we look forward to updating the
market in line with its ambitious growth plans."
Enquiries:
Pires Investments plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 3368 8961
Nicholas Lee, Director
Joint Broker Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0935
Peterhouse Capital Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0936
Duncan Vasey/Lucy Williams
Joint Broker Tel: +44 (0) 20 3167 7221
Tennyson Securities
Peter Krens
Financial media and PR Tel: +44 (0) 20 3004 9512
Yellow Jersey
Sarah Hollins
Henry Wilkinson
Annabelle Wills
Notes to Editors
About Pires Investments plc
Pires Investments plc (AIM: PIRI) is an investment company
providing investors with access to a portfolio of next generation
technology businesses with significant growth potential.
The Company is building an investment portfolio of high-tech
businesses across areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet
of Things, Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Immersive Technologies
and Big Data, which the Board believes demonstrate evidence of
traction and the potential for exponential growth, due to
increasing global demand for development in these sectors.
For further information, visit:
https://piresinvestments.com/
About Buymie
Buymie, headquartered in Dublin, operates a same-day grocery
delivery service, where you can order groceries and have them
delivered to your door in as little as one hour. Buymie is the
market leader in same-day grocery delivery in Ireland and in 2018
became the first independent e-commerce platform in Europe to
launch the discount channel online through a strategic partnership
with Lidl. The company was founded in 2016 by serial entrepreneur
Devan Hughes (CEO), and Art Sokhikyan (CTO). The company has
operations in the UK, Ireland and Armenia.
For further information, visit: https://buymie.co.uk
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