Selling Grubhub might be easier said than done for owner Just Eat Takeaway. “We’re talking to buyers still, but it’s a very difficult M&A situation currently,” Jitse Groen, the Dutch delivery giant’s CEO, told Bloomberg News in an interview published Wednesday (July 26). “It’s all very easy on Excel sheets, it’s...
Much like other highly competitive sectors, the aggregator market is dominated by the top three leaders and then the rest when it comes to usage. A closer look, however, reveals that over the past year, the three leaders — DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub — have...
As Uber Eats looks to grow its non-restaurant sales, the aggregator is partnering with convenience retail eCommerce platform Vroom Delivery to grow c-store sales. On Monday (July 17), the two companies announced their agreement, enabling retailers using Vroom Delivery’s back office, inventory and loyalty solutions...
A looming strike at United Parcel Service (UPS) could have a sharp economic impact. A strike could cost over $7 billion in losses for just one 10-day work stoppage, Reuters reported Thursday (July 13), citing findings from Anderson Economic Group (AEG). The findings include estimates for customer losses of up...
Capitalizing on shifts in how consumers work, Instacart is going after the coworking spaces market with its latest partnership, seizing on businesses’ desire to draw consumers back into physical workplaces. The grocery aggregator’s business arm announced Thursday (July 13) a partnership with Industrious, a coworking space company with more than...
With aggregators having become a key part of how consumers discover and access restaurants, Domino’s — a brand that had been conspicuously and deliberately absent from these third-party marketplaces — has finally caved. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant, which spans more than 20,000 locations around...
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has launched a new shipping offering designed to let customers send packages within a delivery window of two to five days across the continental United States. The new USPS Ground Advantage is a part of the Postal Service’s 10-year “Delivering America”...
As businesses look to balance consumers’ on-demand expectations with the high cost of fulfillment, ultrafast delivery has been faltering, and DoorDash has become the latest to pull back its efforts in the space. In news first reported by Business Insider and confirmed to PYMNTS, the...
According to Raj Ramanan, who has just taken the reins as CEO of AxleHire, the last mile is the last and best chance for eCommerce firms to make the best impression. At a high level, “consumers hold brands accountable for the delivery experience,” he told...