Postmates, the on-demand delivery service, announced news in a blog post on Wednesday (Nov. 8) that it is launching its first-ever grocery product, Fresh, which delivers curated groceries and retail essentials in minutes. In the blog post, the company said Fresh recently launched in Manhattan,...
HelloFresh, the German meal kit delivery company, made its debut as a publicly traded company on Thursday (Nov. 2), with shares gaining 4 percent, giving it a value that is more than twice that of U.S. rival Blue Apron. According to news from Fortune, HelloFresh traded...
After partnering in July with eCommerce platform Jet.com to install 1,000 of its smart locks on residential apartment buildings in New York City, Latch announced it has completed its first “secure, unattended deliveries” of retail items. “Thousands of people in New York City are able...
DoorDash has decided to broaden its main consumer benefit — the ability to skip the restaurant dining room and have the food delivered directly — so that chefs can adopt this model, too. And so DoorDash is opening up “virtual restaurants” and a preparation space...
Zume Pizza, a robotics startup that designed a robot to make pizza, has raised close to $50 million in venture funding. Citing Pitchbook, CNBC reported that the company disclosed in a Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commission filing that the round of venture funding, which came...
Aiming to better compete against Amazon and Walmart, Target announced news this week that it is testing a new service in which users don’t have to get out of their cars to pick up goods they purchased. In a blog post, the retailer said the...
Chinese cuisine restaurant P.F. Chang’s announced it is testing beer and wine delivery with DoorDash at 12 locations in select California markets. Guests at least 21 years of age will be able to choose from more than 15 varieties of domestic, import and craft beers,...
Deliveroo, the U.K.-based food delivery company, has landed $385 million in a new round of venture funding. According to a news report in the Financial Times citing sources close to the company, with this latest fundraising Deliveroo is valued at around $2 billion. The lead...
Walmart and smart door lock maker August are collaborating on a new service that will make it easier for Walmart shoppers to receive retail purchases and groceries via an in-home delivery — as opposed to leaving packages on the front porch. Consumers with August smart home devices...
