Uber’s board reportedly met Saturday (May 23) to discuss increasing its offer for Delivery Hero. That’s according to a report Monday (May 25) from the Financial Times (FT), citing sources familiar with the matter. The report said the meeting came after a major shareholder at...
DoorDash has not yet announced the launch of a point-of-sale (POS) device. But such a move could pose a threat to restaurant-focused payments companies like Toast, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (May 12), citing an analysis from investment advisor Rothschild & Co Redburn’s Dominic Ball. “While it may appear early to...
DoorDash used its first-quarter earnings call to press the same argument it made in Q4. The next leg of competition in local commerce runs through whoever delivers the best end-to-end experience. CEO Tony Xu said customers judge platforms on whether they got the exact item...
Grab Holdings is betting that 14 years of hyper-localized data can outrun seasonal slumps and regulatory headwinds in Southeast Asia. The Singapore-based “super-app” reported first-quarter results Tuesday (May 5) that showed revenues up 24%, and highlighted the increasing reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) to squeeze...
March 13, 2025
Inflation’s still sticky. Most consumers live paycheck to paycheck. And yet, despite the pressures of daily life — meeting the essentials while eyeing what’s left over to pay for a myriad of other choices, including how we get those essentials — convenience services, which bring goods to the doorstop, still have a share of the […]
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 03, 2023
As consumers gear up to go on summer vacation, aggregators and restaurants alike are looking for ways to keep customers engaged even when they are away from home. Most recently,...
March 13, 2023
As consumers rethink restaurant spending amid inflation, diners across income brackets are shifting to pickup. For the latest edition of PYMNTS’ Connected Dining study, “Connected Dining: Rising Costs Push Consumers...
July 28, 2026
Food supply chain technology company GrubMarket has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement for a proposed initial public offering. The company confidentially submitted the Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it said in a Tuesday (July 28) press release. “The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the […]
May 25, 2026
Uber’s board reportedly met Saturday (May 23) to discuss increasing its offer for Delivery Hero. That’s according to a report Monday (May 25) from the Financial Times (FT), citing sources...
May 12, 2026
DoorDash has not yet announced the launch of a point-of-sale (POS) device. But such a move could pose a threat to restaurant-focused payments companies like Toast, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (May 12), citing...
May 05, 2026
Grab Holdings is betting that 14 years of hyper-localized data can outrun seasonal slumps and regulatory headwinds in Southeast Asia. The Singapore-based “super-app” reported first-quarter results Tuesday (May 5) that...
