PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 5, 2026--
Gopuff, the leader in instant commerce, today launched a new drop feature offering high-demand, limited-quantity products at a set time, delivered in as fast as 15 minutes. The first drop brings Pokémon Trading Card Game packs to the platform, giving collectors nationwide access to some of the hobby’s most sought-after cards alongside their groceries, snacks and everyday essentials. Beginning Friday, November 6, Gopuff will release select Pokémon Trading Card Game products through limited weekly drops for six weeks.
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The launch builds on growing demand for trading cards on Gopuff. Since the category debuted on the platform, trading card sales have climbed 335% from Q4 2025 to Q3 2026, signaling rising interest from collectors looking for a fast and convenient way to get the cards they want.
“Our goal is to make Gopuff the fastest way to get the internet’s most-wanted products,” said Tyler Stewart, Head of Marketing at Gopuff. “Our new drops give people something to look forward to, from the anticipation to the reveal, with a few surprises along the way. And the best part? No lines, no waiting for shipping. Just the products you want, delivered in minutes. We’re excited to continue building on this experience, with more iterations to come.”
Pokémon Trading Card Game Drop Schedule
Starting Friday, November 6, Gopuff will drop Pokémon Trading Card Game products every Friday at 3:00 p.m. ET for six consecutive weeks. The lineup will feature collector favorites like the Mega Evolution—Pitch Black Elite Trainer Box and the 30th Celebration Poster Collection, all available at competitive prices. Quantities are limited and products are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so once a drop sells out, it’s gone.
Each drop will also feature a “Hit of the Week,” presented in partnership with Card Vault by Tom Brady. Every Friday, customers will have the chance to purchase a high-value Pokémon card at a price well below market value. With just one available each week, customers will want to check Gopuff right at 3:00 p.m. ET for their chance to snag it and shop the latest drop.
Each week of the campaign follows the same schedule:
Available while supplies last. Quantities vary by location. Purchase limits may apply.
Introducing Gopuff’s New Drop Mechanism
Designed to make shopping for high-demand products easier and more accessible, Gopuff's drops turn limited-edition product launches into scheduled shopping events, giving fans a new way to get their hands on some of the internet’s most sought-after products.
Each drop features:
Customers can shop Gopuff’s assortment at www.gopuff.com or in the Gopuff app on iOS and Android.
Gopuff is launching limited weekly drops of Pokémon Trading Card Game packs, delivered alongside thousands of everyday essentials in as fast as 15 minutes.
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England indicated Thursday that the sharp decline in energy prices after the U.S. midterm elections — if sustained — could limit the prospect of further interest rate hikes in the coming months.
After raising its main interest rate for the first time in more than three years to 4% from 3.75%, the bank said the outlook for U.K. borrowing costs largely hinges on what happens with the Iran war.
“We’ve seen encouraging news in the past 48 hours," Bank Gov. Andrew Bailey said at a press briefing following the first interest rate hike since August 2023. “The best thing that can happen is to resolve the conflict in the Middle East; there’s no question about it.”
The heavy losses suffered by the Republican Party in the U.S. midterm elections have been followed by a sharp drop in energy prices. Many believe that it’s now less likely that U.S. President Donald Trump will launch fresh strikes on Iran, with Democrats gaining control of Congress early next year following their big wins this week. Many Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday, blamed the war for the party’s poor performance at the ballot box.
Though Brent crude is down around $15 a barrel this week, trading at $96, that is still more than $30 more expensive than it was at this time last year.
If the decline in oil and gas prices is sustained over the coming weeks, then the expected peak in inflation next summer — which the bank anticipates will reach 5% — could be lower. That could temper the need for future rate hikes, and not just by the Bank of England.
Other central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, have raised rates recently in response to the higher inflation stoked by the Iran war, and their interest rate strategies are largely contingent on what happens to energy prices.
Bailey said Thursday's hike “shouldn’t be seen as the first in an inevitable long sequence of hikes” but stressed that the outlook depends on what happens in the war with Iran.
“Unless the conflict in the Middle East is resolved, neither does it seem likely to be the last increase,” he said.
For hard-pressed households facing higher mortgage rates and businesses paying more to access capital, the hope is that Thursday’s rate hike will be the last for some time.
“The path for interest rates is hanging in the balance, with U.S.-Iran hostilities holding the key," said Suren Thiru, ICAEW's chief economist.
The decision to raise interest rates was unanimous given the pickup in inflation this year, though one of the nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee backed an even bigger increase, to 4.25%.
The pressure on rate-setters has grown steadily in recent months. When inflation hit an 11-month high of 3.5% in September — well above the bank's 2% target — it cemented market expectations of a rate hike this month, with potentially more to come in 2027.
The main cause of the spike in inflation this year has been the sharp rise in fuel costs resulting from the Iran war and the ensuing bottlenecks in the Strait of Hormuz, which have squeezed global oil and gas supplies and pushed prices at the pump and household energy bills higher.
“There is now enough inflationary pressure in the pipeline caused by the rise in energy prices that an increase in Bank rate is warranted," Bailey said.
Interest rates in the U.K. had been trending downward from a 15-year high of 5.25% until the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.
Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, second left, attends the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report press conference, alongside Deputy Governor for monetary policy of the Bank of England, Clare Lombardelli, left, Head of Media and Stakeholder Engagement at Bank of England, Katie Martin, second right, and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England for Markets and Banking, Dave Ramsden, right, at the Bank Of England in London, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (Alishia Abodunde/Pool Photo via AP)
Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, attends the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank Of England in London, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (Alishia Abodunde/Pool Photo via AP)
Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, attends the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank Of England in London, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (Alishia Abodunde/Pool Photo via AP)
Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, attends the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank Of England in London, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (Alishia Abodunde/Pool Photo via AP)
FILE - The facade of the Bank of England is seen in th London on Nov. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
