August 22, 2023
Europe’s Startups Stretched as VC Funding Falls 61% in First...
European startups are reportedly rethinking expansion amid a venture funding drought. As the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 22), the struggle to find financing has become the norm for these companies...
August 21, 2023
Food Delivery Robots Expand Amid Backlash, Theft
As delivery robots expand their reach in cities and on college campuses, some are making their negative sentiments about the technology known, reportedly going so far as to vandalize or...
August 21, 2023
Boxed Acquired as Economic Shifts Shake Up Online Grocery
With rising food costs eating into merchants’ margins and changing how consumers shop, the return of Boxed is just the latest change in the quickly evolving eGrocery landscape. On Friday...
August 18, 2023
QSRs Update Physical Restaurants to Drive Digital Sales
This week in restaurants, Wendy’s and Taco Bell develop new restaurant designs with an eye toward digital growth, and Checkers and Rally’s expand tests of voice artificial intelligence (AI) by...
August 18, 2023
Consumers See Restaurants Getting Stingier With Discounts Amid Inflation
As food inflation puts pressure on restaurant margins, consumers have noticed restaurants scaling down their deals and promotions. By the Numbers Of more than 1,800 U.S. consumers PYMNTS surveyed in...
August 18, 2023
Red Robin Sees Delivery Sales Fall After Axing MrBeast Burger
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is seeing delivery orders drop — a decrease in line with industry-wide trends but compounded by the restaurant’s turn away from virtual brands and its decision...
August 18, 2023
Walmart and Amazon: A Tale of Two Massive Retailer Earnings
The eagerly anticipated earnings release for Walmart beat analyst predictions, showing how efforts by the Bentonville-based retailer to increase market share and grow its customer base may be paying off....
August 17, 2023
Restaurants Have Opportunity to Boost Digital Engagement During Work Week
With many consumers ordering food online while at work, restaurants can target these customers’ workday needs to drive digital adoption. By the Numbers According to research from a new national...
August 17, 2023
Albertsons, Other Grocers Expand Digital Offerings to Boost Omnichannel Adoption
This week in grocery, Albertsons adds nutrition tools to drive digital adoption, The Fresh Market adds prepared meals to its eCommerce site, and eGrocer Hungryroot’s artificial intelligence (AI) drives rapid...
