July 07, 2014
May U.S. Goods And Services Trade Deficit Dips
International trade in goods and services for May showed the U.S. deficit dropping as exports outpaced imports for both the month and year over year, government data show. Goods categories...
June 27, 2014
Foodpanda Goes Cashless With Mobile Payment Option
A product of German Incubator—Rocket Internet— mobile food delivery app Foodpanda has often been accused of being behind the times in comparison to its competitors GrubHub or JustEat insofar as...
June 27, 2014
May U.S. Personal Income Outpaced Consumption Expenditures
The improving U.S. economy is having a positive effect on personal savings as well as wages and salaries, new government data show. Total personal income among U.S. residents in May...
June 19, 2014
HelloFresh Scores $50M To Expand ‘Ingredients In A Box’ Business
HelloFresh, a service that delivers a box of pre-measured ingredients and cooking instructions, has just picked up $50 million in the largest funding round of its kind to continue its...
June 09, 2014
GoSimpel Prepares for Launch
GoSimpel is an Indian m-payment app set to launch soon, which lets the users make payments through payment cards, instead of cash, to the food ordered on delivery; without the...
June 05, 2014
100 Percent Chance Of ‘Drizly’ Weather In L.A.
Drizly, the mobile application that lets customers order alcohol directly to their doorsteps, announced that it has launched in Los Angeles. Now, individuals in Boston, Chicago, New York and sunny...
June 02, 2014
Costco: Store Visits Driven By Bargains Still Reign
While Costco Wholesale Corp. continues to test home delivery, company execs at the Issaquah, Wash.-based wholesale shopping club contend strong bargains will keep shopping warehouses busy. “It’s merchandising, it’s quality...
May 30, 2014
‘Exciting’ Times For POS Leading To M&A, Partnership Growth
Sometimes an acquisition makes the most sense, while other times a simple partnership will help fill a product or service gap. Whatever the strategy, anticipated growth in point-of-sale demands has...
May 23, 2014
DoorDash Raises $17.3 M To Expand On-Demand Delivery
DoorDash may not be the only on-demand food delivery start-up out there, but it may be the one that dreams biggest with its plans to move beyond food. Those dreams...
