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Drone Express CTO: Fully Autonomous Grocery Delivery Is on Its Way
August 30, 2021

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Tortoise Shifts Focus Of Automated Delivery To The Present
August 27, 2021

Even with the delivery boom that began in 2020, major food delivery services continue to operate at a loss. DoorDash recently reported its fourth consecutive quarter of losses, and Uber Eats and Grubhub also continue to incur losses. With grocery-first services such as Instacart, changing...

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NYC Commission Cap Hurts Food Delivery Firms 
August 27, 2021

New York City’s decision to permanently cap the commission rates food delivery services can charge at 23 percent could take a bite out of companies like Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber, and possibly cost them hundreds of millions of dollars.   Get the Full Story Complete...

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Alphabet’s Drone Unit, Wing, Nears 100K Deliveries
August 25, 2021

Alphabet’s drone subsidiary Wing is closing in on 100,000 customer delivery flights after launching in Logan, Australia, almost two years ago, in addition to thousands of test flights, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday (Aug. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Albertsons Debuts Instacart Service At 40 Southwest Stores
August 24, 2021

Grocery store company Albertsons will be testing Instacart pilots in six major cities, including Dallas, Houston, Austin, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Denver, Supermarket News reported. The company said Tuesday (Aug. 24) it would be rolling out the features in 40 stores in those cities. Get...

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Prop 22 Reversal Could Strain Food Delivery Volume With New Fees
August 23, 2021

California’s Proposition 22 ballot measure, which made it so rideshare and food delivery drivers could not be included in a state labor law, was ruled unconstitutional on Friday (Aug 20). Per this overturning, drivers for gig economy food delivery services such as DoorDash, Instacart and...

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Delivery Hero Woos Sustainable Shoppers With Eco-Friendly Packaging
August 20, 2021

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7-Eleven, Minibar Pair Up For Delivery Service
August 17, 2021

Convenience store giant 7-Eleven and alcoholic beverage provider Minibar Delivery announced a collaboration that will let adult customers order beer, wine and snack foods for rapid home delivery. Under the arrangement, which is piloting in parts of Florida, Texas and Virginia, customers will be able...

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Deliveroo Stock Price Returns to IPO Levels After Long Climb Back
August 16, 2021

Food delivery company Deliveroo finally returned to its IPO price (390 pence, or about $5.40), almost five months after the company struggled out of the gates in public trading in March, completing a surge of more than 70 percent since it bottomed out in April....