The Greek Market History & Timeline
Discover the Journey: Unveiling the Evolution of Greek Market – From Inception to Innovation
A journey of innovation and growth, making Greek Market the UK’s top marketplace for Greek products and a Greek cultural hub.
2024
- …watch this space for more exciting news throughout the year!
- Introducing our ‘Buy More, Save More‘ program, designed for families and small businesses to enjoy greater savings on bulk purchases. Stock up on authentic Greek products while taking advantage of exclusive discounts—more of what you love, for less!
- Our brand new warehouse and office space is now powered by green energy provided by Octopus Energy, our energy partners.
- As part of our ongoing growth, we’ve expanded into a new warehouse and office space, now three times larger. This upgrade enhances our efficiency, effectiveness, and ability to bring you the best of Greece with even greater speed and precision.
- Greek Market offers exclusive discounts to Teachers & Staff of Greek Schools in Britain as a thank you for their dedication and for being a vital part of keeping our culture vibrant in the UK.
2023
- My Wishlist function is now enabled for Greek Market customers by clicking on the ❤ icon on the image of a product or the special “Add to wishlist” link on the product page.
- We have deepen our relationship with the Greek community and further solidified Greek Market’s position as the one-stop destination for all things Greek in the UK and beyond with our brand new Events & Ticketing Services.
- Bibliagora.co.uk, Britain’s cherished Greek Bookshop, merges with Greek Market. A landmark union, this year witnessed our family grow, blending classic literature with our established culinary offering, further enriching the Hellenic experience in the UK.
- GreekMarket.co.uk is now powered by 100% renewable electricity.
- Greek Market Unlimited Membership is now available for customers who prefer a priority weekday delivery service.
2022
Another Greek Market first: Product batch identification by displaying best-before dates for each product on product pages. More products have been added to support the Fight Food Waste initiative.- Real-time food safety page was added to provide consumers with the latest product recall information.
- See what our members are buying in real-time with our Best selling products page, updated every hour.
- Supporting the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
- After the successful My Prime Delivery service for Prime members, it’s high time for every Greek Market customer to be offered the maximum convenience, too! The best day to receive your order is when it suits you! Choose your Weekday, Saturday or Next Business Day delivery service with confidence. Greek Market is the first Greek supermarket in the world outside Greece, to offer this premium service.
- Facebook and Google social login/registration services are now operational for all Greek Market customers.
- We have teamed up with Klarna to provide our customers with payment method flexibility and convenience.
2021
- The Greek Market ® brand name and logo is now a registered trademark with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office.
- Choose the delivery weekday (Mon-Fri) that suits you or Saturday delivery with My Prime Delivery.
- Greek Market Prime Membership now available on a monthly or annual subscription.
- GreekChocolates.co.uk, the largest Greek chocolate importer in the UK, is now part of our Greek Market family.
- Revamped and Relaunched! Our Greek Market 3rd party sellers programme has grown enough to justify its own dedicated platform by connecting producers, suppliers and sellers of Greek products to customers worldwide! Join Greek Market Direct now!
- Brexit ready with an ever-expanding specialist team, uninterrupted flow of Greek products into the UK, determined to overcome any obstacle and barrier to free trade.
2020
- Free Prime Membership & Priority Access to doctors, nurses and all NHS staff in the UK to combat the Covid-19 pandemic
- The Greek Butchery section is our new addition and covers the whole of the UK with quality meat cuts from Greece.
- We have extended our reach and now Unlimited quantities of Greek products can be delivered to the EUROPEAN UNION via our partners (contact us for details) (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden).
2019
- Greek Market launch to cater for EU customers in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden.
- We introduce the idea of Greek Market LOCAL in London, Manchester and Sheffield via participating retailers.
- Launch of our Prime Membership Service in the UK offers members free next-day delivery, exclusive products, 10% discount on all products and deals & benefits from participating retailers.
2018
- Producers, suppliers and sellers of Greek products can open their own Greek Market storefront. Greek suppliers are now connected to customers worldwide directly!
- The Drachma is back! Join our new Points & Loyalty programme.
2016
- A brand new Greek Market platform was introduced with major improvements, even more products, and greater flexibility for our customers in even more countries.
2010
- The collapse of the Greek economy and the economic depression that followed resulted in many Greek producers and suppliers going bankrupt. Greek Market continued to support Greek companies and managed to minimise severe disruptions in the supply and availability of Greek products.
2007
- Our European expansion brought many new partnerships and deals with major established Greek companies, such as ION chocolates and confectionery. Greek Market was able to increase the number of Greek products available to our customers in the UK and Europe.
2005
- As part of SNBC Group, Greek Market was introduced to the UK public in 2005 as the only e-shop to cover a huge gap in the market and to provide thousands of customers with Greek products.