Warwick shops with Convibo

A startup called Convibo, which enables customers to shop at multiple supermarkets and then collect their shopping at refrigerated lockers, is being launched by a group of graduates at Warwick University.

Created by MSc Innovation and Entrepreneurship graduates Gregor Tschurtschenthaler, Takis Malavetas and Christian Lerke, Convibo is exclusively available to students on campus but has seen a substantial weekly customer growth rate of 30% since its local launch in June 2014.

The company offers the possibility to order from different grocery stores and local stores in one transaction, as opposed to using one retailer’s dedicated online shop. The shopping is delivered on the same day to refrigerated lockers on campus and can be collected from there.

Takis Malavetas said: “We use emails and printed advertisement such as flyers and posters, however word of mouth has proven very successful, since customers who like the service recommend it to their friends. Even though online grocery shopping is a growing market in the UK and around the world, we have found that the supply chain complexities are making it very hard to operate efficiently. By exploring the industry to a larger degree, we came up with a model that may solve many of these complexities providing customers with a convenience they did not have before.”