Delipop bankruptcy: a warning for urban logistics start-ups?

Dissolved on July 30 by the Paris Commercial Court, the start-up Delipop, which pooled pedestrian drive-through pickups for several food retailers such as Carrefour and Intermarché via automated lockers, had not found economic stability. This is a strong warning about limitations of automated click & collect solutions in the face of the rise of individual lockers promoted by Mondial Relay, Vinted Go, and others.

Through Sophie Baqué. Published on 04 August 2025 à 12h14 - Update on 25 August 2025 à 12h29

After signing deals with retailers such as Monoprix, Intermarché, Bene Bono, La Ruche Qui Dit Oui and Carrefour, Delipop, a start-up operating automated pedestrian drive-throughs for supermarkets (10 stores in Paris at the end of June 2025), was dissolved on July 30 in a ruling by the Paris Commercial Court.…

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