Deploying autonomous trucks, Kroger is the latest grocer to leverage automation to meet delivery demand. On Wednesday (March 15), autonomous vehicles company Gatik announced that Kroger, the nation’s largest pure-play grocer, is leveraging its self-driving box trucks to transport products from the retailer’s eCommerce fulfillment...
Restaurants looking to drive sales with older diners may want to focus on traditional channels. The Context Embracing digital technologies may be a useful way for restaurants to reach younger customers, but for older diners, these same innovations can be alienating. Take, for instance, the...
Grubhub’s chief executive is stepping down as economic pressures transform the landscape of on-demand delivery. On Monday (March 13), the Chicago-based aggregator, a subsidiary of Just Eat Takeaway.com, announced that CEO Adam DeWitt is stepping down at the start of May and that Howard Migdal,...
As economic pressures have many consumers reining in spending, ultrafast delivery is struggling. Ultrafast grocery delivery firm Food Rocket, backed by convenience retail giant Couche-Tard, has shut down in a move first reported by Progressive Grocer, having burned through its funding and finding itself unable to...
As economic pressures rack the on-demand delivery industry, Gopuff has undergone another round of layoffs. The convenience retail delivery service cut around 2% of its workforce, a Gopuff spokesperson confirmed via email, in an effort to improve performance. The move, first reported by Bloomberg, affected...
Uber says it wants to help travelers in Tampa grab a bite before their flight. The company’s Uber Eats business has joined forces with Tampa International Airport to bring mobile ordering to the millions of visitors and workers who pass through the airport each year, Uber announced in a Tuesday...
Uber Eats is giving its delivery drivers a chance to moonlight as personal shoppers. The ride-hailing/delivery giant has launched “Shop and Pay,” which gives delivery drivers the option to receive assignments to go into retailers – chiefly grocery stores – and shop for orders to...
As consumers seek affordable, convenient alternatives to restaurant dining, new prepared meals models are emerging. For instance, direct-to-consumer (D2C) frozen food delivery provider Yelloh, formerly known as Schwan’s Home Delivery, is set for an expansion after 70-plus years in operation. The company announced Tuesday (Feb....
For Instacart specifically, and for the aggregators generally, the move into B2B is a natural one. Think of it this way: It’s not a stretch to go from delivering groceries, which are staples of daily life, to delivering literal staples to the office. To that...
