April 21, 2022
Didi Will Stop Food Delivery in Japan as It Delists...
Didi Global is shuttering its food delivery service in Japan on May 25 as it also moves to delist from the New York Stock Exchange, according to reports. “Unfortunately, due...
April 20, 2022
Just Eat Takeaway Considering Grubhub Sale
Netherlands-based food delivery service Just Eat Takeaway’announced In a trading update Wednesday, April 20, that it is “actively exploring” the possibility of a partial or full sale of Grubhub, the...
April 19, 2022
Today in Data: Big-Name Subscriptions Take the Lead, or Do...
Today in data, the number of Amazon Prime subscribers dwarfs other retail membership programs by more than a 2-to-1 margin, this at a time when U.K. consumers just scaled back...
April 18, 2022
Delisting News Leads DiDi to Drop 23%
Shares of Chinese ride-hailing firm DiDi fell Monday (April 18) after the company said it would hold a meeting next month to vote on delisting its shares from the New...
April 18, 2022
Riders Streamline Paying for Taxis by ‘Appifying’ the Ride
Sometimes the quickest way to get a ride is not to use a ride-hailing app and wait for the driver to arrive, it’s to get into the taxi line or...
April 12, 2022
US Treasury Publishes Report On ‘Gig Worker’ Status
The U.S. Treasury published a report on Thursday (April 7) titled “The State of Labor Market Competition” that summarized the impact of uncompetitive firm behavior in labor markets. The report...
April 12, 2022
US Treasury Weighs in on ‘Gig Worker’ Status Debate
The U.S. Treasury published a report on Thursday (April 7) titled “The State of Labor Market Competition” that summarized the impact of uncompetitive firm behavior in labor markets. The report...
April 06, 2022
GoTo’s Post-IPO Ascent Is Far From a Done Deal
GoTo’s initial backers can expect very healthy returns on investment, indeed — but one wonders what’s next. As noted in this space last week, GoTo Group has gotten the go-ahead...
April 06, 2022
Super Apps Take Another Step Forward as Uber Joins PayPal,...
What would we do without smartphone apps? Perhaps a better question: what will we do with super apps as these all-in-one mobile marvels come out in force? Uber’s super app...