DoorDash will now let its gig workers choose to be hourly workers. The aggregator will let drivers choose to earn a minimum hourly rate, to use the existing method in which they are paid per offer, and to switch from one to the other, DoorDash said...
This week in grocery, H-E-B expands its direct delivery capabilities, Albertsons looks to win in retail media, and grocers in the United Kingdom see inflation three times larger than in the United States. Texan grocer H-E-B, which has more than 400 stores in its home state and Mexico, announced...
FedEx has seen consumers shift their spending from eCommerce to entertainment and services. The company said this Tuesday (June 20) while reporting another decline in package volume during the most recent quarter, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. FedEx saw continued demand weakness during the quarter ending May 31, with lower...
As Domino’s looks for ways to retain delivery customers’ loyalty in the face of increasing competition from aggregators’ pizza offerings, the chain is making it possible to get food brought to more types of locations, taking a page from 7-Eleven‘s book. The pizza giant announced Tuesday (June 20)...
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...