- November 10, 2023
In this edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Aggregators, there has been a lot of movement. We have a new No. 1 this month, as well as several ties and ...
- July 19, 2023
Much like other highly competitive sectors, the aggregator market is dominated by the top three leaders and then the rest when it comes to usage. A closer look, however, reveals that ...
- July 12, 2023
With aggregators having become a key part of how consumers discover and access restaurants, Domino’s — a brand that had been conspicuously and deliberately absent from these third-party marketplaces — ...
- December 6, 2022
Uber will pay Chicago a $10 million settlement in an investigation into its business practices.
The city announced the settlement late Monday (Dec. 5), saying it stemmed from a probe into ...
- March 30, 2022
Grubhub, Postmates and Uber will still face a lawsuit over allegations of their food delivery fees resulting in higher restaurant prices even for people not using the apps, a Bloomberg ...
- December 6, 2021
Postmates’ robotics division, which spun off as Serve Robotics in February of this year following last year’s purchase of Postmates by Uber, announced an expanded $13 million seed funding round ...
- March 2, 2021
Postmates/Uber is spinning out its robotics arm, focused on last-mile delivery. The trend is inexorable: Get ready for the rise of the machines, at the literal doorstep. No one wants ...
- March 2, 2021
Serve Robotics, spun from Uber’s $2.65 billion acquisition of Postmates last year, just closed a seed funding round for an undisclosed amount, according to a press release on Tuesday (March ...
- January 24, 2021
Uber laid off around 185 people from the Postmates division as of Thursday (Jan. 21), as the ridesharing company continues trying to weather the pandemic, The New York Times (NYT) ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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. ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- August 10, 2020
If 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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, ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
