If the pandemic has shone a light on anything, it’s that logistics and shipping, the middle mile and the last mile, haven’t exactly kept pace with the heady rise of eCommerce. In fact, the digital age has a last-mile problem — and a middle-mile problem,...
With ongoing labor challenges making the economics of delivery even more difficult than usual, Domino’s is doing everything in its power to outsource the labor of picking up its pizzas and bringing them to consumers’ homes to the customers themselves. The pizzeria chain announced in...
Ultrafast grocers are hemorrhaging money. A recent Wall Street Journal report has found that these on-demand delivery services’ losses can amount to as much as $20 per order on average including ad spending. Related news: Report: Instant Grocery Delivery Services Lose Roughly $20 per Order...
Several startups around New York City are vying to be able to ferry groceries within 10 or 20 minutes, according to The Wall Street Journal on Sunday (Jan. 30). Gorillas Technologies Ltd., Jokr SARL and Buyk Corp. are among the companies competing for market share...
Domino’s Pizza has partnered again with Skydrop to expand its drone delivery trials in New Zealand with new technology that’s faster, safer, quieter and greener, according to a blog post on Thursday (Jan. 27). “We believe drone delivery will be an essential component of our...
With the rise of delivery services, rideshare services, micro-mobility and outdoor dining during the pandemic, there’s been an swell in demand for curbside space. This has boosted cities’ need for curbside management solutions. “You’ve got this huge demand for that real estate that didn’t really...
On-demand delivery giant Gopuff is drawing closer to its initial public offering (IPO), now reportedly having hired the banks with which it will carry out the process. On Tuesday (Jan. 25), Reuters reported that the Philadelphia-based company has tapped Morgan Stanley and Goldman for its...
Curious which food marketplaces have really delivered this month? PYMNTS is bringing the January edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Aggregators right to you. One ordering platform’s sudden rise has led to its just as sudden slide back down the ranking, slotting other apps back...
Delivery aggregators boomed in popularity during the COVID pandemic and have continued to pick up steam. Recent research found that 11 million consumers in the U.S. used these services in 2020, a 16 million user increase from the previous year. That comes out to 42%...
