After reports of its New York City launch circulated in August, Buyk, a 15-minute grocery delivery service founded by the creators of Russian grocery delivery service Samokat, announced Tuesday (Sept. 14) that it is officially launching in the city. Beginning in Manhattan, the company intends...
Grocery giant Kroger announced on Tuesday (Sept. 14) that it is launching “Kroger Delivery Now” in partnership with Instacart. The delivery service, which fulfills online convenience orders within 30 minutes, is available across the United States, both through Kroger’s digital ordering platforms and through Instacart’s...
UPS is moving into the gig economy, same-day delivery space with the acquisition of Roadie, a technology platform that connects people with items to ship with drivers headed in that direction. The terms were not disclosed, according to a press release on Friday (Sept. 10)....
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The three largest food delivery platforms filed a lawsuit against New York City seeking an injunction that would stop the city from enforcing commission caps, the Wall Street Journal and others reported on Friday (Sept. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Shipt on Thursday (Sept. 9) announced it’s adding same-day delivery service to more of its stores as part of its largest expansion in three years, a move that will help the personal shopper and same-day delivery service reach millions of potential new customers. Get the...
Walmart’s announcement at the end of last month that it is launching GoLocal, a last-mile delivery service for other retailers, reveals some truisms in the age of digital commerce, in the age where size matters as much as it ever did: Get the Full Story...
In California, a bill that would require third-party delivery services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats to show consumers an itemized breakdown of costs and fees, is heading to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom for approval. The bill was approved by the California State...
The ultra-fast grocery delivery space is heating up. In France, startup Cajoo, which delivers grocery orders by bicycle within 15 minutes, is raising funds to build out its presence in the country. The company just raised $40 million in its Series A round, reported TechCrunch,...
