New York State Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday (Jan. 8) that she demanded information from Instacart about its use of algorithmic pricing and price-setting experiments and that she warned the company that it may be violating the state’s law. James sent a letter to...
The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to make its last-mile delivery service available to shippers of all sizes. After offering a limited number of very large customers delivery service direct from its 18,000 delivery destination units (DDUs) for years, USPS will soon begin accepting bids from all shippers, it said in a...
DoorDash and Uber have sued to block a New York City law that requires delivery platforms to ask consumers to tip at checkout, instead of after the delivery, and to display the amounts of a suggested tip. “A reminder to tip is a courtesy, a...
Serve Robotics’ sidewalk delivery robots are now delivering restaurant orders in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in collaboration with Uber Eats. The robots join those already in operation in Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta, Serve Robotics said in a Friday (Dec. 5) press release....
Instacart is suing New York City over the city’s new laws that will govern grocery delivery workers’ pay and tips. The lawsuit targets Local Law 124, Local Law 107 and other grocery delivery laws that are set to take effect on Jan. 26, Reuters reported...
Imagine if, instead of visiting an ATM to get cash, someone brought that cash to you. Digital finance platform Robinhood is banking on the idea that this scenario will appeal to its customers, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Nov. 13). To that end, the...
The uncertainty surrounding the shutdown has left millions of Americans unsure how they’ll restock their pantries. Food insecurity spikes when government benefits stall, and for millions of households, SNAP dollars are the difference between an empty fridge and a family meal. That’s the gap Gopuff...
Several grocery chains have joined DoorDash’s effort to help SNAP recipients amid the government shutdown. The ongoing shutdown means that federal food aid did not go out as scheduled on Nov. 1 to people taking part in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits (SNAP) program. The...
Kroger is teaming with Uber to let its grocery shoppers order restaurant meal deliveries. That’s one of the aspects of a broader team up between the two companies announced Thursday (Oct. 30), the latest in a series of recent food delivery/grocery pacts. “Kroger is the...