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DoorDash Offers Restaurants a Labor Shortage Lifeline
November 07, 2022

As restaurants continue to struggle with staffing issues, DoorDash has debuted a program designed to help its merchants retain employees. Merchant Benefits, which the delivery service calls “an industry-first program,” is designed to give merchants access to discounts on products and services, based on their...

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India’s Cashfree Payments Helps Speed Zepto’s Grocery Deliveries
November 07, 2022

Indian payments firm Cashfree Payments has formed a partnership with Zepto to help customers of the fast-delivery grocery service get their products quicker. The partnership lets Zepto customers choose any mode of payment — Unified Payments Interface (UPI), debit card, credit card and net banking...

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DoorDash Says It Will Not Raise Subscription Fee
November 03, 2022

Despite the high cost of delivery and the economic challenges of the aggregator model, DoorDash, the United States’ leading aggregator, stated that it has no intentions to raise the price of its DashPass membership any time soon. On a call with analysts Thursday (Nov. 3)...

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Uber’s Grocery Investments Boost Platform-Wide Engagement
November 01, 2022

Early results show that Uber’s investments in its grocery offerings are paying off, by both driving adoption and strengthening the platform’s cross-vertical engagement, company executives shared in prepared remarks Tuesday (Nov. 1) discussing the company’s third quarter financial results. “We are … seeing encouraging consumer...

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Restaurants Outpace Aggregators 2-to-1 in Online Ordering
October 31, 2022

In the battle for digital orders, restaurants are way ahead of third-party aggregators. By the Numbers Research from this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Restaurant Digital Divide report, “The 2022 Restaurant Digital Divide: Restaurant Apps And Websites In The Spotlight,” which draws from a census-balanced survey of nearly...

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From TVs to Machetes, Food Aggregators Break out of Their Mold
October 28, 2022

DoorDash announced Friday (Oct. 28) a partnership with home improvement and farm supplies retailer Tractor Supply Company, offering delivery from nearly 2,000 of the latter’s stores. The move marks the aggregator’s first foray into the category and shows DoorDash expanding well beyond food delivery or...

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DoorDash and Tractor Supply Partner on Delivery to Farms and Ranches
October 28, 2022

DoorDash and Tractor Supply have partnered to offer on-demand delivery from the rural lifestyle retailer’s 2,000 locations nationwide. The partnership marks DoorDash’s first entry into the farm and ranch category and enables Tractor Supply to send its home improvement tools, firewood, poultry feed and other...

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Kroger Makes Long-Game Gen-Z Play with University Partnership
October 24, 2022

Kroger is making a long-term bet on the growth of eCommerce and Gen-Z consumers via a new grocery delivery partnership with the University of Kentucky. In announcing the new pact, the nation’s largest pure-play grocer said it would drop off online grocery orders to a...

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Consumers Order Fewer Prepared Food Deliveries as Prices Climb
October 21, 2022

Orders for delivery of takeout food via mobile app have reportedly slipped as restaurants have raised prices and some delivery companies have boosted their fees in an inflationary environment. Higher prices have added to the pressures delivery companies were already facing as the pandemic-driven lockdowns...