on-demand delivery

Walgreens Teams With DoorDash For On-Demand Delivery
Walgreens Teams With DoorDash For On-Demand Delivery
July 16, 2020  |  Delivery

To bring health and wellness products to its customers, Walgreens has teamed with DoorDash for on-demand delivery. Customers in Atlanta, Chicago and Denver can currently choose from over 2,300 products...

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Retail Pulse: Shipt Teams With Office Depot; Express To Close Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Retail Pulse: Shipt Teams With Office Depot; Express To Close Brick-and-Mortar Stores
January 24, 2020  |  Retail

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,...

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Delivery App Glovo Notches $166M To Expand Development Team
Delivery App Glovo Notches $166M To Expand Development Team
December 19, 2019  |  Investments

In a Series E round headed up by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala state investment company, Spain’s on-demand delivery app Glovo has notched €150 million ($166 million) in funding....

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Retail Pulse: Dine Brands Teams With Postmates; Walmart Rolls Out Alcohol Pickup
Retail Pulse: Dine Brands Teams With Postmates; Walmart Rolls Out Alcohol Pickup
November 01, 2019  |  Retail

Fast-casual restaurant groups are teaming with online food delivery firms to offer on-demand ordering to consumers through digital platforms. For instance, Dine Brands, the parent company...

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Snack Shops Run Lean By Tapping Into Delivery Platforms
Snack Shops Run Lean By Tapping Into Delivery Platforms
October 24, 2018  |  Retail

Before starting a company that leverages existing food delivery platforms to sell snacks and candy, a Canadian entrepreneur noticed an interesting trend: There were delivery-only...

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Visa, Postmates Give Gig Workers Instant Pay
Visa, Postmates Give Gig Workers Instant Pay
October 04, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Gig work can serve as a lifestyle that offers flexibility and freedom. It can stand as a stop gap that helps people pay rent, grocery...

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Postmates Raises $300M On $1.2B Valuation
Postmates Raises $300M On $1.2B Valuation
September 18, 2018  |  Investments

Postmates, the on-demand delivery company, announced on Tuesday (Sept. 18) that it has raised $300 million in venture funding. In a press release, Postmates said the...

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Square’s Caviar Settles Gratuity Lawsuit With $2.2M Payout
Square’s Caviar Settles Gratuity Lawsuit With $2.2M Payout
June 12, 2018  |  Delivery

Square, Jack Dorsey’s digital payments company, has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit lodged at Caviar, its on-demand food delivery service, reported TechCrunch. According to the...

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Robotics Startup Plans Automated Fulfillment Centers For All eGrocers
Robotics Startup Plans Automated Fulfillment Centers For All eGrocers
February 15, 2018  |  Retail

Delivery — particularly delivery on demand — is often an expensive logistical challenge for online retailers, but it is one that Israeli-based artificial intelligence (FI) startup CommonSense Robotics...

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