As restaurant and grocery aggregators push beyond their original categories to grow their penetration in retail, some are turning to consumables overall to drive purchasing frequency. Take, for instance, nutritional supplements, which many shoppers consume daily. On Thursday (Apr. 4), Uber announced Thursday (April 4) a partnership with The Vitamin...
As on-demand delivery aggregators race to offer the most easy, seamless customer experience, Uber Eats is adding live location sharing for hard-to-find deliveries. The aggregator announced Thursday (March 7) the launch of the feature for “meet outside” or “meet at door” orders, which shares customers’ live locations...
It was a highly successful business model, at least for a while. But the recent filing of Thrasio Holdings for Chapter 11 this week points to how Amazon aggregators have been facing a reckoning that would have seemed unimaginable during the halcyon days of eCommerce...
Grubhub added CVS Pharmacy to its marketplace. With this addition, the online mobile food ordering and delivery platform now offers thousands of convenience items from more than 6,000 CVS locations across 48 states, Grubhub said in a Thursday (Feb. 22) press release. “We’re proud to further...
Nothing says true love like getting take out, and with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s time to order out for a date night in. In this edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Aggregators, Talabat grows its score and maintains its lead, with Uber Eats...
Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food-delivery companies Grab Holdings and GoTo Group are reportedly in talks to merge. The companies are in preliminary discussions and are exploring various scenarios for a potential merger, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 9), citing unnamed sources. However, the discussions have been on and off, and may not...
Instacart has significantly expanded its acceptance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments, as aggregators compete to unlock the spending opportunities presented by a range of benefits programs. The grocery aggregator announced Tuesday (Jan. 30) that it has broadened its SNAP...
When it comes to online marketplaces, grocery-focused platforms lag behind other industries in terms of providing a positive customer experience. By the Numbers The new PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Online Features Driving Consumers to Shop With Brands, Retailers or Marketplaces” drew from a survey of...
With a new year comes a new version of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Aggregators. In this edition, Talabat holds on to the top spot, but other aggregators are delivering results as well. Hungry for more? Check out the rest below! The Top 5 Talabat remains...
