Amazon Fresh food deliveries 'to start this month in UK'

Online retailer understood to have tested service from east London depot and asked suppliers to begin deliveries within weeks

Amazon is believed to be planning to start delivering fresh food in the UK this month, stepping up the pressure on traditional supermarkets.

The online retailer is understood to have been testing fresh food deliveries from its depot in east London and to have asked suppliers to begin deliveries in the next few weeks.