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....
Consumers can now ask Alexa for the status of their Uber Eats orders. The integration of Uber Eats with Amazon Echo devices in the United States enables real-time, hands-free order tracking via the voice assistant, the companies said in a Thursday (May 4) press release. “We know that consumers are busier than...
As restaurant aggregators push back on inflation-related trade-down, discounts are key to maintaining frequency. Uber Eats, for its part, is making a play for affordability with the Uber-wide Uber One paid membership program, which offers free delivery on food orders, among other perks. The company...
Instacart is now providing same-day delivery from 1,500 PetSmart stores in the United States. The expansion of this partnership into the U.S. follows the successful launch of the offering from 150 PetSmart stores in Canada, the companies said in a Tuesday (May 2) press release....
Shipt is seizing on business travelers’ demand for familiarity to drive same-day delivery adoption. In an interview with PYMNTS, Alex Ross, vice president of business development at the Target-owned aggregator that provides on-demand delivery of groceries, daily essentials and other items, said the company’s new...
As food aggregators see older consumers lag in adoption, discounts can help close the gap. By the Numbers Data from PYMNTS’ new exclusive report “Connected Dining: Third-Party Restaurant Aggregators Keep the Young and Affluent Engaged,” which draws from a survey of nearly 2,300 U.S. consumers...