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918InvestmentsPostmates Chief Denies Sale Rumors
Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann said he plans to take the company public this year, even though there are rumors swirling that the...
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2.5KRetailBlue Apron Adds Beyond Meat To Recipes
Blue Apron has announced that it is offering seasonal recipes featuring plant-based proteins from Beyond Meat. Blue Apron x Beyond Meat recipes...
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1.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsMcDonald’s Ends Exclusive Deal With Uber Eats; Starts DoorDash Partnership
McDonald’s has added DoorDash as a delivery partner, ending its exclusivity with Uber Eats, according to a report by CNBC. Uber Eats...
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1.2KRetailHow Starbucks Elevates Online Ordering In China
Starbucks has designed a new store around order-ahead and delivery as the upstart coffee company Luckin Coffee takes hold in the Chinese...
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1.8KRetailGrocery Retail Ups Its Autonomous Delivery Game
Get ready for autonomous grocery delivery — at least that’s the message from autonomous delivery services provider Udelv. The California-based firm reportedly has...
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1.9KDeliveryRoom For Many Along The Last Mile?
In the move to gain traction on last-mile delivery, at least some observers say the traditional players are by no means down...
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1.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsIndian Delivery Co Milkbasket Buys eGrocer PSR Supply Chain
Indian online grocery delivery company Milkbasket has acquired online grocery distributor PSR Supply Chain, according to reports. The amount of the acquisition...
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1.9KUnattended RetailAutomated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout
Automated retail might conjure up images of robot cashiers, but beyond a few convenience stores in Japan and Korea, that sci-fi development...
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1.3KInvestmentsParis-Based Logistics Startup Cubyn Raises $13.5M
A logistics startup based out of Paris called Cubyn has raised about $13.5 million (€12 million) in a Series B funding round,...
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1.7KeCommerceSame-Day Delivery Wars Heat Up
You know things are getting real – really real – when booze enters into the mix. And that’s what’s happening with same-day...
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1.5KRetailHow Online Platforms Aim To Bring On-Demand Delivery To Airports
Some entrepreneurs are inspired by their own travels to start companies: AtYourGate Founder and CEO PJ Mastracchio got the idea to launch...
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1.8KB2B PaymentsAmazon Business Prime Hits UK Market
Ahead of Prime Day this year, Amazon is introducing Business Prime in the U.K., according to reports on Monday (July 1). According...
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1.1KRetailWalmart To Boost Logistics In China With $1.2B Investment
To help upgrade its logistics, Walmart plans to invest $1.2 billion or 8 billion yuan in China over the next 10 years,...
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1.8KeCommerceGrubhub Said To Buy Thousands Of Restaurant Domains To Boost Traffic
GrubHub is reportedly buying up restaurant web domain names. According to NewFoodEconomy.org, “GrubHub has registered more than 23,000 web domains. Its subsidiary,...
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1.6KInnovationAlphabet-Owned Drone Co Fuels Expansion With Hiring
Alphabet-owned drone company Wing is looking to hire at least 24 people to expand the company in an increasingly competitive field, according...
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1.5KRetailRetail Pulse: Amazon Teams With Rite Aid For Pickup; Sam’s Club Launches Alcohol Delivery
Online retailers are teaming up with brick-and-mortar merchants to make it easier for consumers to retrieve their eCommerce purchases — and potentially...
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1.6KeCommerceFedEx Looks To Woo Merchants With Low Air Freight Prices
As FedEx is nearing the end of its contract with Amazon, it is gearing up to raise the level of its competitive...
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3.6KRetailMajor Restaurant Chains Push For Lower Delivery Rates
In an online food delivery service market that is becoming more crowded, some of the largest operators of restaurants are renegotiating with...
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1.3KRetailAmazonFresh Expands To Las Vegas
Amazon has announced that it has expanded AmazonFresh to Las Vegas. Prime members in Las Vegas can now shop tens of thousands...
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1.2KDeliveryAmid eCommerce Rise, Logistics Costs Up 11.4 Pct In 2018
A rising tide lifts all boats, and trains, and trucks….all in service of getting packages where they need to go. To that...
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1.4KRetailPanera Eyes Delivery Opportunity With Dinner
In an effort that could bring delivery opportunities, Panera Bread has been experimenting with a menu for dinner at a Jacksonville, Florida...
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1.5KInvestmentsGig Worker Insurance Startup Zego Raises $42M
Zego, a London-based startup that provides insurance for gig workers, has raised $42 million in a Series B funding round, according to...
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3.1KMarketsDunkin’ Delivery Deal Boosts Grubhub Shares
Dunkin’ has announced that it is partnering with Grubhub on the launch of its Dunkin’ Delivers service. More than 400 Dunkin’ restaurants...
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1.1KRetailBringing The Farmers Market Online With Apps
In the farm-to-table space, chefs (and consumers) might find it challenging to source local produce as producers may typically only supply one...
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3.5KRetailDomino’s Partners With Nuro On Autonomous Pizza Delivery
To bring autonomous pizza delivery to Houston, Domino’s Pizza and robotics company Nuro are teaming up to use a custom unmanned vehicle...
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1.4KRetailWalmart Adds ‘Delivery Unlimited’ Grocery Offering
Walmart is making the latest entry into the grocery delivery wars — now an active battleground between Walmart, Amazon and Target for...
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1.1KWalmart Amazon whole paycheckThe Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Rethinking And Realigning
While this tracker normally focuses entirely on the moves and counter-moves of Walmart and Amazon as they race for the greater share...
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1.5KRetailTarget Adds Same-Day Delivery In Escalating Showdown With Amazon, Walmart
Retail giant Target is making same-day delivery though Shipt available to all of its shoppers, according to a report by CNBC. The...
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3.0KInnovationMapping The Maps For Self-Driving Cars (And Drones)
If one doesn’t know where they’re going, sang one Beatle, any road will get them there — but not easily or efficiently....
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3.2KRetailWalmart’s Jetblack Sees Two-Thirds Of Shoppers Engage Weekly
Following the rollout of Walmart’s Jetblack personal shopping service last year, two-thirds of customers reportedly engage with the service weekly. They are...
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2.1KRetailWhy Robotization Is Critical To Amazon’s One-Day Shipping Vision
Cathryn Kachura is a a “flow control specialist” at Amazon’s Denver, Colorado sortation center, an extra-large warehouse that is informally known as...
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2.2KAmazonAmazon Tests Scout Delivery Robot
Amazon has created detailed virtual maps to train the company’s new Scout delivery robot. Scout VP Sean Scott told The Verge that...
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2.4KWalmart Amazon whole paycheckAmazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Better Delivery By Any (And Every) Means
There are full weeks in the race to control the consumer’s whole paycheck — and then there are very full weeks. This...
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2.0KWalmartWalmart Bringing Back Delivery To Refrigerators
Walmart is relaunching its delivery service that brings groceries into the refrigerators of customers. Reuters, citing Marc Lore, head of U.S. eCommerce...
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2.4KAmazonDrones Delivering Packages Soon To Be A Reality For Amazon
Amazon has announced it’s going to have a drone delivery service within months, according to a report by Reuters. The announcement was...
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2.1KeCommerceOnline Retail Pumps New Fuel Into Warehouse Growth
The rise of eCommerce has done much more than change the way consumers shop (which, in turn, has helped to change the...
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1.9KDeliveryFedEx To Deliver Seven Days A Week
FedEx announced on Thursday (May 30) a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing delivery for consumers, including seven-day delivery. In a press...
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1.9KDeliveryChinese Startup Neolix Starts Making Driverless Delivery Vans
Neolix, a Chinese startup, has begun mass producing small driverless delivery vans, with customers like JD.Com and Huawei already signed on as...
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10.6KDeliveryHuawei Claims FedEx Rerouted Four Of Its Packages
Huawei, the Chinese telecom operator that was blacklisted by the White House, is reportedly looking at its relationship with FedEx after it...
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3.9KInnovationWhy Office Lobbies Are Saying Bye-Bye To Paper Logbooks
Look no further than the lobby of a typical office building for a glimpse of the living past — along with a...
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2.1KInnovationFord To Integrate Walking Robots Into Self-Driving Vans
Ford has announced it is partnering with walking robots maker Agility Robotics for its fleet of self-driving delivery vans. The two will work...
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1.4KRetailHow Subscription Services Can Disrupt Alcohol’s Confusing Distribution System
Selling alcohol is a more complicated process than the average consumer generally appreciates when they order a glass of wine with their...
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2.3KWalmart Amazon whole paycheckThe Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Race For One-Day Shipping Dominance
When Amazon announced about two weeks ago that Prime’s free two-day shipping was about to become Prime’s one-day shipping, it certainly got the...
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2.5KEarningsWalmart’s Q1 Earnings Driven By Grocery, eCommerce
Despite a recent string of disappointing news updates out of the retail sector, Walmart managed to surprise investors with better-than-expected earnings when...
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2.5KDeliveryWhole Foods And Instacart Officially Call It Quits
In a move that’s been anticipated since 2017 when Amazon acquired Whole Foods, the grocer and delivery firm Instacart have parted ways,...
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1.8KRetailWalmart, Target Take On Amazon With Faster Fulfillment
Retailers are promoting faster shipping options in the wake of news that Amazon plans to speed up Prime shipping from two days...
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2.0KRetailAmazon Unveils Package Pickup Counters In Europe
With the popularity of click-and-collect offerings in Europe, Amazon is rolling out the option for shoppers to pick up their packages from...
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2.2KWalmartWalmart To Expand One-Day Delivery To More Homes
Walmart is expanding its next-day delivery to more areas of the U.S. as it pushes back on Amazon’s one-day delivery expansion plans....
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2.6KAmazonAmazon Offers Employees $10K To Start Delivery Businesses
Amazon is enticing its own employees to start package delivery businesses, announcing Monday (May 13) a new incentive that will provide them...
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4.9KAmazon DeliveryPacking Robots Coming To Amazon Warehouses
Amazon, which has been adding automation to its shipping and delivery services, is mulling deploying packaging machines at warehouses, which would scan...
