Empire Co. Ltd. is accelerating the launch of its Voila online grocery home delivery service in the Greater Toronto Area and expects to start tests later this month.
The company, which owns the Sobeys and Safeway chains as well as others, says tests of the service are expected to start the week of April 26. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] A phased rollout to customers across the Toronto region is expected once testing is complete.
Demand for home delivery of groceries has soared since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as shoppers try to stay home as much as possible in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.