Among other moves to expand its audience, Instacart is now targeting businesses with a range of initiatives focused on employee health. Amid a range of features and promotions included in its new “Instacart Health” initiative announced Wednesday (Sept. 28), the grocery technology giant has introduced...
Grocery delivery platform Instacart has launched Instacart Health, a program the company said is designed to help consumers make healthier choices and improve nutrition security. Launched in conjunction with the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, “Instacart Health underscores the critical intersection of...
Instacart has been laying off staff and cutting down on new hires as it heads toward an initial public offering (IPO), a report from The Information said Saturday (Sept. 24). The company has fired some of its over 3,000 employees after it had midyear performance...
Darden, the parent company of a range of popular full-service restaurant (FSR) brands including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen and others, continues to opt out of the delivery game, despite widespread demand for the channel. Darden President and CEO Rick Cardenas argued on...
Convenience, coffee, food and fuel retailer EG America is partnering with on-demand delivery service platform Doordash to bring fast at-home delivery of convenience staples to consumers across the country. EG America offers its own Farmhouse Blend coffee and brands including Cumberland Farms, Certified Oil, Fastrac,...
Last week, FedEx’s announcement that package volumes are declining around the world, that revenues would be below expectations and that it would idle some operations sent shockwaves through the stock markets. As of Monday morning (Sept. 19), markets seemed headed into another day of rocky trading,...
On Friday (Sept. 16), DoorDash announced a new partnership with sports equipment and apparel retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods to give retail consumers access to same-day delivery. According to DoorDash’s press release, it’s the company’s first sporting goods and apparel retail delivery partner. Consumers can now...
DoorDash is looking to become a more central part of consumers’ lives, driving on-demand delivery outside of meal occasions. On Friday (Sept. 16), the aggregator announced a partnership with retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods just one day after discount retailer Big Lots announced its partnership with...
FedEx is closing offices and parking aircrafts to deal with revenue for the first fiscal quarter, which was below expectations due to declining package volumes moving around the world. CEO Raj Subramaniam said in a press release that he is cutting costs, freezing hiring and...
