As restaurants look to drive efficiency and boost profit margins, Starbucks is considering opening delivery-only stores to more efficiently meet consumers’ demand for convenience, even as many consumers grow frustrated with the increasingly impersonal restaurant experience. In a Starbucks Q&A for TD Cowen’s Future of...
Openforce and Ryder have teamed up to offer commercial vehicle rentals to independent contractors. With this collaboration, independent contractors using the Openforce platform will be able to rent sprinter vans and box trucks from Ryder at exclusive discounted rates, the companies said in a Thursday (June 8) press release....
DoorDash, in its ongoing effort to find and create new occasions for on-demand delivery, is increasing its gifting options. The aggregator announced Thursday (June 8) a partnership with Edible, the company known for its giftable arrangements of fruits and sweets, to offer on-demand delivery from nearly 1,000 of...
Wise Systems has added planning and business intelligence tools to its delivery automation technology solutions. One new tool for last-mile delivery operations facilitates territory planning and route building, while the other helps with delivery execution and performance analysis, Wise Systems said in a Monday (June 5) press...
Instacart is working with discount grocer Aldi on 30-minute delivery of convenience store goods, a move that could boost the grocery aggregator’s competitive position in the category relative to competitors in the space such as DoorDash and Uber Eats. The eGrocery marketplace on Thursday (June...
British eCommerce shoppers still show a much stronger preference for at-home delivery, as local demand for curbside and in-store pickup options — or “click and collect” — in the U.K. remains stagnant year over year. In fact, according to data from the U.K. edition of the “Global Digital Shopping...
Shipt has launched exclusive offers and a personalized dashboard for members. These new benefits are available to both monthly and annual subscribers to the personal shopping and delivery service, Shipt said in a Tuesday (May 23) press release. “Our members are core to what we do,”...
Uber is sating its hunger for growth by shaking up the grocery selection, payment and delivery model along the lines of what Instacart currently offers, but with some added features that emphasize payment simplicity and convenience. At the company’s Go-Get event in New York City...
Consumers face the choice between the effort to pick up and paying for bring-it-to-me convenience when buying goods. PYMNTS researched three categories — retail, restaurant meals and groceries — and found that across demographics, consumers prefer convenience, so long as it is within their budgets....
