Samsung Electronics last week announced a new partnership with Manna Drone Delivery, a move that will see drone delivery made available to Irish customers when they purchase the latest range of Galaxy devices online via Samsung.com/ie.
The devices includes the S21 Ultra, the Galaxy Buds Pro, the Galaxy Tab S7, the Galaxy Watch 3, and Samsung’s recently launched Galaxy A Series)
The new service, which is a first for Samsung globally, will facilitate an end-to-end contactless experience for Samsung customers from their initial online order through the company’s Irish eStore, right through to fulfillment. The service will first be made available to customers based in Oranmore with Samsung and Manna keen to expand this service nationwide in the future.
Manna uses custom-developed aerospace grade drones to deliver products directly to customer’s homes. Their drones fly at an altitude of 50-80 meters and a speed of over 60kph – enabling delivery to homes in Oranmore within 3 minutes.
The drone delivery option will be available to Oranmore-based customers who purchase a Galaxy device via Samsung.com/ie.
Eamonn Grant, Head of Online for Samsung Ireland
In the current environment, there is no better time to provide a contactless alternative to ‘click and collect’ and we are really thrilled to be partnering Manna to achieve this.
Alan Hicks, CTO of Manna
This partnership with Samsung marks the first of its kind in the world. To date, we have been working with Tesco and local businesses to deliver grocery, hot food, books and pharmacy items, to people in the area.
