As food prices rise around the world, Singapore-based Southeast Asian super app Grab is looking to maintain demand for its restaurant delivery offerings while simultaneously boosting the labor economics by shifting spending to off-hours, incentivizing orders at slow periods with discounts. Grab CEO and Co-founder...
As consumers come to expect more of their food — restaurant and grocery alike — on demand, convenience retailers are in the unique position of being able to meet their cross-category needs in one purchase with the added bonus of offering daily essentials as well....
Instacart launched a “Big & Bulky” program for its retail partners, a press release said Wednesday (Aug. 24), offering same-day delivery on large items. Retail partners include Big Lots, Container Store, Mastermind Toys, Office Depot, Staples and Spirit Halloween. Big & Bulky will be powered...
Instacart announced Wednesday (Aug. 24) the nationwide launch of a new “Big & Bulky” capability, offering same-day delivery of large items such as televisions, bookcases, grills, office chairs and more in the same purchase as smaller items such as groceries and other daily essentials. The...
Logistics software company Trusted Dispatch has received a $1 million Partner Preferred investment to expand and grow its solutions for shipping heavy machinery in Canada and the United States. The company’s platform automates logistical matching and delivery connections for heavy equipment shippers and truckers by...
It is hardly surprising that Walmart is no longer delivering via DoorDash, considering that the two firms are in competition when it comes to providing delivery fulfillment for grocers. The two companies recently ended their relationship after four years of the retailer offering on-demand delivery...
DoorDash and Walmart are severing their on-demand grocery delivery partnership, an ongoing deal since 2018 that was initially signed for the Atlanta metro area. “We’d like to thank Walmart for their partnership and are looking forward to continuing to build and provide support for merchants...
As consumers increasingly expect to get their food needs met on demand, the convenience retail industry is right there, offering some of the benefits of purchasing both from a restaurant and from a grocery store. The industry is gaining share from each of the two,...
The gig economy is helping shape the transformation of the last mile, getting goods on demand to consumers’ doorsteps …. with the help of a flexible workforce. To that end, Walmart said during its most recent earnings call that Walmart GoLocal, its white label last-mile...
