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Dollar General Tests Same-Day Delivery to Compete With Walmart
December 05, 2024

Amid ongoing economic pressures, Dollar General is refining its approach to better serve its financially constrained customers, CEO Todd Vasos said Thursday (Dec. 5) during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. “Customers continue to face significant pressure and are less able to stretch their budgets at the...

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Uber and Toast Team to Offer Commission-Free Delivery
December 05, 2024

Uber is expanding its partnership with restaurant technology platform Toast. The new integration between Toast Delivery Services and Uber Direct lets U.S. restaurants save on delivery fees and expand their delivery radius, while using Uber’s delivery network to provide local delivery on phone orders and ones made via Toast...

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DoorDash Adds 5 New Chains to Grocery Partner List
November 25, 2024

DoorDash is adding new grocers to its list of supermarket delivery partners. The delivery platform will be working with five new grocers, according to a Monday (Nov. 25) press release. The aggregator has already added several supermarket chains this year, including Wegmans and all of...

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Starbucks App Now Includes DoorDash-Powered Delivery
November 14, 2024

Starbucks now offers access to delivery powered by DoorDash through its own app. As of Monday (Nov. 11), customers across the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) can order delivery through the Starbucks app, the company said in a Tuesday (Nov. 12) press release. Starbucks...

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Grubhub Adopts Amazon Tech to Enable Residential Building Delivery
October 21, 2024

Grubhub has completed nearly 1 million deliveries using Amazon Key, a technology that enables delivery drivers to enter common areas of residential buildings and gated communities, when property managers have opted in to the delivery service. Amazon Key allows third-party delivery services like Grubhub to...

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Uber Expands Robot Delivery and Robotaxi Offerings With Avride
October 03, 2024

Uber has launched a partnership with delivery robot/autonomous vehicle maker Avirde. The collaboration will launch in the coming weeks in Austin, letting Uber Eats customers get their food delivered by Avride’s sidewalk robots, per a Thursday (Oct. 3) press release. It will then expand to Dallas and...

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DoorDash Unveils Business Management Platform for Restaurants, Retailers
October 01, 2024

To empower local businesses, DoorDash has unveiled a suite of tools designed to help merchants. With the launch of the DoorDash Commerce Platform, the company aims to revolutionize how restaurants and retailers connect with customers, offering features like customizable mobile apps and an enhanced Business...

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Instacart Aims to Cement Online Grocery Presence by Converting Casual Users Into Regulars
September 10, 2024

Instacart is ramping up its efforts to capture and keep customers as it aims to cement its status in the online grocery sector. The company is concentrating on two primary objectives: bringing in new users, elevating engagement with its current clientele, and creating “habituated customers.”...

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Onfleet and Fairmatic Team on Reduced Fleet Insurance Rates
September 04, 2024

Last-mile delivery management firm Onfleet has integrated with fleet insurance firm Fairmatic. “Businesses that take advantage of the integration will develop a better understanding of their delivery drivers’ performance with a free driver analytics dashboard that can reduce insurance rates,” the companies said in a...