As many food delivery apps aim to leverage their position in consumers’ day-to-day routines to become super apps, offering services across multiple commerce categories, Zomato is keeping its focus on bringing food to consumers’ doors. On a call with analysts Tuesday (May 24) discussing the...
German grocery delivery app Gorillas will lay off 300 workers — a move that halves its administrative staff — as the company moves its focus from expansion to becoming profitable, its CEO said. In an interview with Reuters Tuesday (May 24), Chief Executive Kagan Sumer...
Delivery software solution VROMO, which works in the restaurant sector, is partnering with payments company Square to allow more companies to utilize VROMO’s delivery and third-party fleet options, the company announced Saturday (May 21). VROMO’s work automates delivery management and features things like driver ETA,...
In the early months of the pandemic, many consumers made buying groceries online for delivery part of their routines. However, the high added fees associated with ordering delivery from brick-and-mortar brands and the high base rates of pure-play eGrocers meant that, while purchasing groceries on...
Singapore-based super app Grab said it has seen a steady demand for deliveries, even as Southeast Asia eases its COVID-19 restrictions. As the company said in its first-quarter earnings report Thursday (May 19), it believes this demand will remain stable even as that part of...
Uber has teamed up with Grocery Outlet to test on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery in several cities on the west coast. The partnership, expected to launch Thursday (May 19), will be available at 72 Grocery Outlet stores in cities that include Portland, Oregon; Seattle; San...
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger has invested in delivery startup Gopuff and will join the company as an adviser, according to a Reuters report Wednesday (May 18). Gopuff delivers home care, medicine, pet care, office supplies, beauty and wellness items. The company did not announce...
As aggregators struggle with driver labor challenges, Uber Eats is approaching the issue by removing drivers entirely. Uber has launched two robotic delivery pilot tests Monday (May 16), according to a report from TechCrunch: one in partnership with driverless vehicle technology company Motional and one...
Uber Eats plans to launch two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles on Monday (May 16). According to a report by TechCrunch, the first is in conjunction with Motional, an autonomous driving firm, while the second is with Serve Robotics, a sidewalk delivery platform that...
