January 16, 2024
Uber Makes Strides Toward Super App Status by Shuttering Drizly
For companies with super app ambitions, consolidation is a key strategy. Forging a seamless connection of experiences — even if they’re disparate experiences — demands some components be readily in...
January 15, 2024
Uber Closing Down Drizly 3 Years After Acquisition
Uber is closing down its alcohol delivery business, Drizly. The move comes three years after Uber bought Drizly for $1.1 billion, Axios reported Monday (Jan. 15), citing Uber’s senior vice president of delivery, Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty....
January 12, 2024
Smart Kitchen Devices Use Subscription Models to Drive Recurring Revenue
As artificial intelligence makes its way into more kitchen devices, kitchenware companies are noting the opportunity to drive not only sales of smart appliances but also recurring revenue via ongoing...
January 12, 2024
Brown-Forman: Shoppers’ Rising Expectation of Convenience Demands Contextual Commerce
As consumers increasingly expect commerce integrated into their day-to-day lives, spirits giant Brown-Forman, parent company of Jack Daniel’s, is looking to create more immersive online shopping experiences. In an interview...
January 11, 2024
DoorDash Adds Five Retailers to On-Demand Delivery Marketplace
On-demand delivery platform DoorDash has added five new retail partners to its marketplace. Camping World, Golf Galaxy, JD Sports, Finish Line and The Vitamin Shoppe now offer consumers access to their products through the marketplace, DoorDash said in...
January 10, 2024
Cocktails by Subscription as Alcohol Brands Tap Recurring Payments
Barsys and ReserveBar are launching a personalized cocktail subscription service, as more alcoholic beverage memberships emerge as part of the industry’s slow digital transformation. Barsys, a consumer robotics company offering...
January 09, 2024
Carrefour-PepsiCo Spat Comes as Grocers Step Up Efforts to Manage...
As rising food prices alienate grocery customers, merchants are beginning to throw their weight around with major food brands, if the Carrefour-PepsiCo standoff is any indication, though the truth may...
December 27, 2023
Spenda and eBev Partner on Integrated Payments Solutions for Marketplace
Spenda has partnered with eBev to provide integrated payments solutions across the eBev marketplace, which enables the ordering of alcoholic beverages for Australia’s hospitality supply chain. The commercial rollout of...
December 14, 2023
Most Consumers Retain Clothing Subscriptions, Data Shows
In the last year and a half, due to persistent inflation and consumers going back to normal life post-pandemic, retail product subscription levels have dropped to where they were in...