Deutsche Post to deliver groceries for AmazonFresh in Germany

[April 28, 2017]    BOCHUM, Germany (Reuters) - Deutsche Post will deliver groceries for Amazon's AmazonFresh service in Germany, the logistics group's chief executive Frank Appel confirmed at its annual general meeting on Friday.

A display inside AmazonFresh Pickup, a service launched by Amazon.com Inc and currently open only to employees, is pictured in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Redmond -

Several people close to the matter had told Reuters last month that the two companies had signed an exclusive deal on the matter.

The deal is a coup for Deutsche Post, as a move by Amazon.com to carry out more of its own parcel deliveries has been seen as a threat to Europe's biggest postal group.

(Reporting by Matthias Inverardi; Writing by Maria Sheahan; Editing by Harro ten Wolde)

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