Kroger is keeping its membership price low to outcompete rivals on grocery delivery. The nation’s largest pure-play grocer said Thursday (Dec. 1) in its third-quarter 2022 earnings report that total digital sales grew 10%, while delivery sales were up 34% year over year. “We’re investing...
Walgreens says it will extend its same-day delivery service to fulfill orders around the clock. Beginning Thursday (Dec. 1), Walgreens will fulfill orders 24 hours a day, seven days a week at nearly 400 of its 24-hour stores — an industry first, the company said...
DoorDash is the latest casualty of surging costs and changing consumer tastes. As reported Wednesday (Nov. 30), the food delivery aggregator said it was laying off 1,250 staffers, which equates to about 14% of its worldwide roster. In the announcement posted on its site, CEO...
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies announced Wednesday (Nov. 23) that it is partnering with the British 20-minute convenience delivery app Zapp to offer the latter’s products on the Uber Eats marketplace in Central London. “We’re excited to partner with Zapp to offer round the clock convenience as one...
As food delivery aggregators look to drive spending with consumers and businesses alike, DoorDash, the United States’ leading aggregator, is setting its sights on workplaces’ corporate event spending. The company announced Thursday (Nov. 17) a partnership with coworking space provider WeWork to be the exclusive delivery provider for such occasions....
In this age of convenience, options such as at-home delivery that enable consumers to save time and costs by easily comparing prices between brands continue to gain traction across markets. In the U.K. it’s an even bigger deal as preference for shipping eCommerce purchases directly...
Cloud supply chain company Stord has begun rolling out a new last-mile delivery solution that chooses a carrier and service level that offers shippers the most efficient and cost-effective option to get a package where it needs to be by the expected delivery date. Rather...
Leading U.S. food delivery service DoorDash is expanding its selection of cosmetics, a lightweight, high-cost category that racks-up large order values while taking up minimal space in drivers’ cars. In a company announcement Wednesday (Nov. 9), DoorDash said it is partnering with Sephora to deliver from more than 500 of...
Google is leveraging DoorDash to move into on-demand delivery. The aggregator announced Tuesday (Nov. 8) that it is trying out automated drop-off via skyway in Australia in partnership with Google parent company Alphabet’s drone delivery subsidiary Wing. The two companies are pilot testing the program...
