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Talabat Delivers Results In Latest Provider Ranking of Aggregators
Aggregators // January 09, 2024

With a new year comes a new version of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Aggregators. In this edition, Talabat holds on to the top spot, but other aggregators are delivering results as well. Hungry for more? Check out the rest below!  The Top 5 Talabat remains...

Talabat Untouched On PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Aggregators
Aggregators // December 07, 2023

‘Tis the season for a lot of warm take out, and with a variety of ways to get food from point A to B, PYMNTS is back with our Provider Ranking of Aggregators to help you get the best bang for your buck.  The Top 5...

Talabat Races to Top of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Aggregators 
Aggregators // 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 more than one newcomer in the ranks. Hungry for more? Here are the latest top...

DoorDash Beats Out Uber Eats and Grubhub in Food Delivery Race
Delivery // 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 over the past year, the three leaders — DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub — have...

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DoorDash Beats Out Uber Eats and Grubhub in Food Delivery Race

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 over the past year, the three leaders — DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub — have settled into a clear first, second and third place, in […]

Mercari US CEO: Modernizing Marketplaces For The Casual Seller

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...

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...

Prepping For The Coming Grocery Delivery Wars

July 08, 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...

Quick Reads
Uber Pays $10M for Listing Chicago Eateries Without Permission

December 06, 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 issues like Uber Eats’ and Postmates’ practice of listing Chicago eateries on their platforms without permission, violating the city’s emergency fee cap ordinance during […]

Grubhub, Uber, Postmates Lose Bid to Dismiss Antitrust Lawsuit by Diners

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...

Postmates’ Serve Closes $13M Round to Increase Delivery Robots

December 06, 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...

Serve Robotics Closes Seed Round To Drive Sidewalk Delivery Robots

March 02, 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...