Amazon is often a go-to for online shoppers as you can buy just about anything and everything on the site, from beauty products, to clothes, homeware, and even parts for your car. But it seems a top UK supermarket is looking to give Amazon a run for its money, as the retailer has launched its own online marketplace. Tesco ’s Marketplace is up and running with around 9,000 products for sale across DIY , homeware, toys , gardening, and petcare.
The new items can be found on Tesco.com and on the Tesco app alongside traditional groceries, but they are sold by third-party suppliers and are paid for separately to your regular food shop. Marketplace items incur their own delivery fees.
However, customers are able to earn Clubcard points on all purchases. At the time of the launch around 17 sellers are featured on the marketplace, and these include brands such as Tefal, Tommee Tippee, Silentnight, and Charles Bentley. Tesco says it’ll be monitoring the sellers on Marketplace to ensure they meet ‘robust standards’, keeping tabs on the delivery speed, delivery success, returns, and customer reviews.
And plans are already in place to expand the marketplace offering over the coming months, growing until ultimately becomes ‘a one-stop shop for everything customers need’. Peter Filcek, Marketplace director at Tesco, says the idea for the Marketplace came from customers, as they had been searching the supermarket website for items that the retailer didn’t carry in stores or on.
