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Postmates
Launched in 2011, Postmates is an American company that employs couriers to deliver goods locally, relying on mobile phone applications and their GPS capabilities to match inventories and consumer demand. Postmates operates in more than 2,900 U.S. cities.
Uber Seeks Investors To Launch Startup For Postmates X Delivery Robot
January 15, 2021
Uber is seeking investors so it can launch a separate startup for the robotics division of Postmates, Postmates X, TechCrunch reported on Friday (Jan. 15), citing sources.
Temporarily coined Serve Robotics ...Uber, Doordash, Postmates And Stride Join In Health Insurance Push
November 12, 2020
Postmates, Uber, DoorDash and other companies with millions of gig workers are teaming up with portable benefits platform Stride in a nationwide drive to boost healthcare enrollment.
The companies are teaming ...Today In Payments: China’s Singles’ Day Sales Hit $56B; Lyft Considers Moving Into Delivery Sector
November 11, 2020
In today’s top news, Alibaba’s Singles’ Day in China has brought in $56 billion thus far, and Lyft is launching a delivery service. Plus, the Department of Justice approved Uber’s ...Report: DOJ Clears Uber's $2.65B Postmates Acquisition
November 10, 2020
The U.S. Justice Department has cleared rideshare king Uber’s acquisition of food delivery company Postmates, online news outlet Axios reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. U.S. regulators were looking ...Postmates To Deliver TikTok Treats Inspired By Food Trends
October 29, 2020
From hand-whipped coffee to pancake cereal, a creator-led menu based on food trends inspired by the TikTok community will be available for delivery on Postmates in Los Angeles through Nov. ...Postmates To Deliver Last Mile For Local Retail Stores
October 27, 2020
On-demand delivery firm Postmates is introducing a new service that will work with local retail shops, the company said in a statement on Tuesday (Oct. 27).
The new service enables local ...Postmates Launches On-Demand Shop Selling LA Rams Gear
October 26, 2020
Postmates is teaming up with the sports merchandising firm Fanatics for on-demand delivery of Los Angeles Rams-branded goods to fans ahead of the Monday night (Oct. 26) game, according to ...PICKUP Teams With Postmates For Quicker Last-Mile Deliveries
October 22, 2020
On-demand logistics platform PICKUP is partnering with local delivery app Postmates to help merchants scale local delivery capabilities.
Brenda Stoner, co-founder and CEO of PICKUP, said many of their partners need ...Mercari Links With Postmates To Offer Mercari Now Delivery Service In Parts Of New York City
October 6, 2020
Residents of Manhattan and Brooklyn can now use Mercari’s new Mercari Now service in conjunction with Postmates to sell each other goods without having to physically connect, the company announced ...Why Instacart, DoorDash And Other Delivery Firms Are Moving Beyond Just Food
September 29, 2020
If the holiday shopping season is divided into two groups — those who love to go shopping vs. those who don’t — the latter looks set to enjoy more opportunities ...Postmates And NFL Team Up For Food Delivery
September 9, 2020
The National Football League (NFL) and Postmates are betting there are at least a few Americans who consider waiting hours for over-taxed pizza delivery drivers and chugging cold beer are ...Mercari US CEO: Modernizing Marketplaces For The Casual Seller
August 10, 2020If America ever needed a digital estate sale — or even a garage sale, for that matter — it’s right now.
Tens of millions of financially strapped or suddenly unemployed people ...Uber CEO Sees ‘Huge Market’ In Delivery Beyond Food
August 7, 2020
Uber and its newly acquired Postmates have found rapid growth in home delivery of groceries — and potential for much more growth — during the COVID-19 crisis, Uber CEO Dara ...Checkers And Rally’s: How The Drive-Thru Is Changing QSR Loyalty And Rewards
July 20, 2020
Loyalty programs with enticing incentives have always served as an effective tool for helping drive business for quick-service restaurants (QSRs).
But those innovative programs once considered optional are now becoming critical ...This Week In Payments: Retail’s Digital Shift, Uber To Buy Postmates, The Digital Yuan Advances
July 10, 2020
There was no shortage of news in payments and commerce this week, but perhaps the biggest news that didn’t make a headline was that this week marks the first full ...Supply Chain Tech, ATOs, Stimulus Checks Top This Week's News
July 10, 2020
It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have ...Prepping For The Coming Grocery Delivery Wars
July 8, 2020
It’s got Netflix series written all over it: “Grocery Delivery Wars.”
Imagine drones racing through the skies, festooned with NASCAR-like logos, laden with boxes of comestibles as cohort drivers on the ...Uber CEO: Postmates Is ‘Exactly’ The Kind Of Brand The Company Wants
July 7, 2020
Uber’s attempted merger with Grubhub might have fallen apart, but Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a televised interview that shareholders shouldn’t view Postmates, which the transportation company has decided ...Today In Payments: Uber To Buy Postmates; Amazon Plans To Expand Grocery Stores Across US
July 6, 2020
In today’s top news, Uber has agreed to buy Postmates for $2.6 billion in stock, and Amazon is planning to expand its Amazon Go grocery stores in several cities. Plus, ...Uber-Postmates Deal Shows Food Delivery Is Consolidating Like Pac-Man
July 6, 2020
Call it a real-life version of Pac-Man. Word emerged on Monday (July 6) that Uber is buying Postmates for nearly $2.7 billion in stock – the latest acquisition on a journey that ...Uber Reaches $2.65B Deal To Buy Postmates
July 6, 2020
Uber Technologies agreed Monday (July 6) to purchase delivery firm Postmates Inc. in an all-stock deal worth $2.65 billion.
“Uber and Postmates have long shared a belief that platforms like ours ...Aggregators Eat Well In Latest Mobile App Provider Ranking
July 1, 2020
It’s a weird year all around, and that certainly applies to the world of mobile apps for order aggregators. PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Mobile Aggregators reflects heated competition, serious ...Today In Payments: Wirecard North America Business Entity Up For Sale; Uber Eyes Postmates Buy
June 30, 2020
In today’s top news, Wirecard’s separate North America company is up for sale, and Uber is eyeing a Postmates acquisition. Plus, Stripe launched a customer billing portal and expanded payment ...Uber Eyes Postmates Buy
June 30, 2020
Uber Technologies may have lost out on a bid to buy Grubhub this month, but that hasn’t stopped the global ride-hailing company from setting its sights on another food delivery ...Square Powers On-Demand Delivery For Merchants
June 24, 2020
To let merchants send out delivery drivers for orders made on their websites, Square unveiled availability of its On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store offering in an announcement on Wednesday (June ...New Funding To Make DoorDash A $15B Company
June 12, 2020
DoorDash Inc. is expected to receive new funding that would value the nation’s largest on demand meal delivery company at $15 billion even before the deal closes, The Wall Street ...Pandemic Pricing Prompts Lawsuit Against Food Delivery Apps
April 14, 2020
Food delivery apps GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats were named in a class-action lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court that alleges price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic as well ...The Rapid-Onset Delivery Ecosystem Evolution
April 7, 2020
While the eventual goal for perhaps all participants in the pre-COVID-19 commerce ecosystem was to center their operations around a digital-first mentality, priorities have shifted some in the last several ...Walgreens Teams With Postmates For Expanded Delivery
March 31, 2020
As the need for home delivery escalates in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Walgreens and Postmates have teamed up to offer expanded services to more customers, the companies announced ...Walgreens Brings On-Demand Delivery To Additional Cities With Postmates
March 10, 2020
Walgreens and Postmates are bringing their on-demand delivery collaboration to 13 more cities. Shoppers in San Francisco, Chicago, Charlotte and Phoenix, among other cities, will be able to receive health ...Ride-hailing, Delivery Cos. Eye Coronavirus Worker Pay Fund
March 8, 2020
Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, Postmates and Lyft are considering establishing a fund to pay workers who are either sickened or quarantined by COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, according to ...Senator Wants Gig Companies To Give Workers Financial Support
March 6, 2020
Sen. Mark Warner has written several gig companies, including Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Postmates, Grubhub and DoorDash, about financial help for workers as well as several ideas to deal with the ...Banana Republic Offers Same-Day Delivery, Powered By Postmates
February 21, 2020
Banana Republic and Postmates have teamed up for an on-demand delivery service, according to Good Morning America.
The partnership will enable customers to get same-day delivery on clothing items using Postmates.
“We ...Food Delivery Companies Mull Mergers, Public Listings
February 18, 2020
With the potential help of stock listings or mergers, the largest food delivery firms in the country are aiming to bolster their finances. Postmates, DoorDash and Uber Eats have each ...The ABCs Of The California Gig Worker Ruling
February 14, 2020
There’s a saying in jurisprudence: Hard cases make bad law.
Early this week, a judge denied a request from Uber and Postmates to halt the enforcement of a new California labor ...Today In Payments: Mastercard To Join China’s $27T Payments Market; Uber, Postmates Lose Bid To Halt Gig Worker Law
February 11, 2020
In today’s top payments news, Mastercard was approved for a bank card clearing business in China, and a judge rejected Uber and Postmates’ request to stop California’s new gig economy law. ...Judge Throws Out Bid By Uber, Postmates To Halt Gig Worker Law
February 11, 2020
A judge has rejected the request from Uber and Postmates to put a stop to a new California law that would place new restrictions on gig economy workers, according to ...Uber, Postmates To Meet With CA Judge To Argue Against Gig Worker Law
February 7, 2020
To put a stop to legislation that would transform gig workers from contractors to employees, Uber and Postmates Inc. are scheduled to meet with a federal judge in California to prevent enforcement of ...Grubhub Pays The Price Of Keeping Its Customers
February 6, 2020
The year 2020 is off to a rocky start for food delivery platform Grubhub. Shortly after the new year began, rumors started circulating that Grubhub — facing increasingly stiff competition ...Retail Pulse: Shipt Teams With Office Depot; Express To Close Brick-and-Mortar Stores
January 24, 2020
On-demand delivery services are expanding their offerings beyond takeout from restaurants or groceries from supermarkets to carry additional categories of merchandise. Shipt, in one case, announced a partnership with Office ...