Online grocery platform Boxed, which sells bulk consumables, has entered a multiyear collaboration with FedEx, according to a Thursday (May 12) press release. Boxed licenses its eCommerce software to enterprise retailers. The agreement with FedEx comes as a way for Boxed to cut down on...
Gopuff is escalating its efforts to compete with restaurant aggregators with the first restaurant brand announced since the launch of as part of the Gopuff Kitchen initiative in the summer of 2021. Related news: Gopuff Launches Hot Meal Service Using Mobile Kitchens On Wednesday (May...
Ultrafast grocery startup Jokr is looking to supplement its delivery business with a new venture — an advertising platform. On Wednesday (May 11), the company is launching a service for advertisers to place digital ads in the company’s app and physical ads on drivers’ bags...
As fears of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic lessen, the food delivery industry continued its swift downturn with the news Tuesday (May 10) that Delivery Hero’s share price briefly fell below its 2017 initial public offering (IPO) price for the first time. According to...
Online grocery is no longer just the purview of brick-and-mortar incumbents and emerging eCommerce startups. Major technology companies are also making moves into the space. Apple, for one, is said to be looking into launching its own grocery delivery ordering service to rival Instacart, although...
The great reopening — of restaurants, of pharmacies and groceries — has not dented consumers’ to get doorstep delivery of essentials. That sentiment is borne out by recent results from DoorDash, Uber and others, indicating that double-digit growth has been the norm even as the...
Instacart will be partnering with more than 10 new retailers in order to make more accessible same-day deliveries, including retailers like Metro, Giant Tiger, specialty grocer Galleria Supermarket and others, a company press release says. Chris Rogers, vice president of retail with the delivery company,...
Grubhub is launching a corporate pay card to help drive orders to local eateries and boost order flexibility for people working in offices or at home, the delivery service said Tuesday (May 3). According to a news release, the Grubhub Pay Card, set to launch...
As car dealers sell more vehicles online and have them delivered directly to customers, consumers’ expectations are driving changes in the business of shipping vehicles. While most of the volume of vehicle shipments is still business-to-business (B2B) — transporting vehicles between dealerships and auctions —...
