Buymie

Buymie (pronounced "buy me") is an Irish retail startup founded in 2016.[1][2] It allows users to buy groceries through its mobile app, and get them delivered from local stores though its personal shopper network. The current stores offered on Buymie are Dunnes Stores, Lidl and Tesco in Ireland as well as Asda, Co-op and Tesco in the UK.

buymie
TypePrivate
Founded2016
FounderDevan Hughes, Art Sokhikyan
Headquarters
Dublin
,
Ireland
Area served
Ireland
United Kingdom
Number of employees
70+
Websitebuymie.eu

History

Buymie was founded by Devan Hughes in 2016. Initially available only in Dublin, it expanded to surrounding commuter towns such as Greystones, Maynooth and Howth.[3][4]

In May 2020, it launched in the UK through a partnership with Co-op, servicing 200,000 households in Bristol and surrounding suburbs.[5][6]

Boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it expended to Limerick and Galway in 2021.[7][8][9]

Locations

As of January 2022, Buymie services are offered in four Irish cities and one UK city:

Locations as of 26 January 2022
Country Cities
Ireland Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick
United Kingdom Bristol


References
  1. Hancock, Ciarán. "Buymie eyes expansion in 200 locations across Ireland and Britain". The Irish Times.
  2. "20 success stories from a decade of Irish start-ups in the spotlight". Silicon Republic. January 31, 2022.
  3. Clement, Floraidh (July 15, 2020). "300% growth in Q1 of this year - Interview with Devan Hughes, founder and CEO of the grocery delivery platform Buymie". EU-Startups.
  4. "Expansion is the name of the game for Buymie". February 1, 2022.
  5. Farrell2020-05-21T00:01:00+01:00, Steve. "Grocery courier business Buymie enters UK with Co-op partnership". The Grocer.
  6. "Buymie enters UK online grocery delivery with Co-op partnership". www.co-operative.coop.
  7. Taylor, Charlie. "Same-day grocery service Buymie expands to Limerick and Galway". The Irish Times.
  8. Keane, Jonathan (May 27, 2021). "Buymie to launch grocery deliveries in Galway and Limerick". Silicon Republic.
  9. "Online shopping: It's boomtime for Buymie, as it plans to serve every major Irish town". independent.

See also
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