April 01, 2024
DoorDash Enters Home Improvement Category With Lowe’s Partnership
DoorDash has entered the home improvement category with a new partnership with Lowe’s. The on-demand delivery aggregator now offers gardening tools, spring cleaning essentials, do-it-yourself supplies and other products from...
April 01, 2024
Abandoned Grab-Delivery Hero Deal Got Attention of Singapore Regulator
A now-abandoned deal between two food delivery giants got the attention of Singapore’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) said Monday (April 1) that it opened an investigation into Singapore-based...
March 29, 2024
Instacart Taps Third-Party Integrations to Grow Its Presence in Consumers’...
Instacart is taking a tip from eCommerce giants such as Amazon, expanding its reach into more parts of consumers’ day-to-day routines with its new Instacart Developer Platform (IDP). The grocery technology company announced Wednesday...
March 27, 2024
Real Estate Commissions: Some Insights from the Economics of Multi-Sided...
The real estate industry has long been scrutinized by regulatory agencies for various practices. Recent investigations and lawsuits have focused on the structure of real estate commissions in which a...
March 26, 2024
Uber Courts Parents of Small Children With Uber Car Seat
Following offerings aimed at young drivers, Uber is now reaching out to even younger passengers. More to the point, the parents of those young passengers, with a new service called Uber Car Seat,...
March 26, 2024
Coupang Eats Taps Free Delivery Subscription Model as Aggregators Drive...
Coupang has become the latest to offer a fee-free fulfillment subscription through its on-demand delivery aggregator — a move that comes as key players in the space around the world turn...
March 24, 2024
Big Grocery Stores Under FTC Scrutiny for Pandemic Profits
A recent report released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shed light on the substantial profits reaped by large grocery retailers during the Covid-19 pandemic, raising concerns about market...
March 20, 2024
Gig Worker Wage Policies Pinch Consumer Demand, Driver Pay
What started as a move toward fairer compensation has evolved into a heated debate, pitting the interests of drivers against those of gig economy giants. In New York City, for...
March 19, 2024
Marc Lore’s ‘Super App of Mealtime’ Wonder Raises $700 Million
Wonder has raised $700 million to continue building “the super app of mealtime.” Marc Lore, the serial entrepreneur and former Walmart executive who is founder, chairman and CEO of Wonder...
