Milk and Eggs CEO Kenneth Wu sees a niche in avoiding the store-focused online grocery delivery model and betting [on] the farm -- in a way. A ‘flattened’ model, sans traditional warehousing, gets produce to the customer hours after being plucked from the ground. Just-in-time supply...
Uber Freight is expanding its services, announcing in a blog post on Tuesday (Aug. 21) that it is rolling out a platform to enable shippers to tap into the company’s network and manage shipments from a personal computer. In the blog post, Uber Freight said...
Package thefts have become so prevalent with the rise of eCommerce that those who steal packages from the doorsteps of homes and apartments have been nicknamed “porch pirates.” In particular, a Shorr Packaging analysis suggests that tech hubs such as Silicon Valley, Boston and Seattle...
Dada-JD Daojia, a grocery and delivery company in China, disclosed Thursday (August 9) that it raised $500 million from Walmart and JD.com in a round of financing. According to a report in Reuters, citing Dada-JD Daojia, the company is partly owned by JD.com and operates...
As eCommerce and delivery companies fight an increasingly tough battle to streamline costs and compete for customers, a number of firms are moving to take control over logistics and distribution, as the cost savings and efficiencies can help accelerate growth and lower the expense of...
Grubhub made news a couple weeks ago when it simultaneously delivered a very strong Q2 2018 earnings report and announced the acquisition of LevelUp. The focus then and the subsequent coverage since has been on the positive impact of the LevelUp acquisition on Grubhub’s ability...
Talk about interesting delivery mashups: Starbucks and Alibaba partner to enable the delivery of Starbucks products to Chinese consumers as part of a deal that includes such Alibaba properties as Taobao, Alipay, Tmall, Hema and Ele.me. The deal, announced earlier this week, is not just...
UPS is providing increased security to its customers through a pilot with Latch smart access devices that will allow its drivers to make in-building deliveries to multi-unit homes in New York City. UPS began testing the program in Manhattan earlier this year, and has now...
Walmart de Mexico’s new head of eCommerce, Ignacio Caride, is focusing on growing the retailer’s grocery deliveries to differentiate from rivals including Amazon and MercadoLibre. In an interview with Reuters, Caride said by offering online orders of food and household items, Walmex can prompt customers...
