For the grocery industry, one of the most exciting spaces today is the rise of ultrafast grocery delivery. Around the world, new players are making their entries into the category, from newcomer startups to leading on-demand delivery companies. Research from PYMNTS’ study What Consumers Expect...
Consumers want food delivery faster and more frequently than ever, but the economics still do not work. With leading services raising prices from their initial venture capital-subsidized rates and yet still typically failing to make a profit, with customers growing frustrated with rising costs, and...
Rapid delivery startup Getir is already zipping around New York City, Chicago and Boston, but its under-10-minute drop-off service for groceries and essentials will soon be targeting a larger footprint in the U.S. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, Getir expanded across Europe...
Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda unit will exit six German cities — Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart — and sell its Japanese Foodpanda division in the first quarter of next year. The move by Delivery Hero is a major victory for Just Eat Takeaway.com, which...
The price of shipping and logistics for companies is not expected to ease in the new year as the challenge to deliver products endures amid the pandemic. Delivery and logistics providers are reportedly seeking big price increases for new contracts, a sign that inflation, strong...
The DHL Supply Chain is capitalizing on the booming eCommerce phenomenon, processing 3 million orders and more than 11 million packages shipped between Black Friday and Dec. 3, the company said Monday (Dec. 20). The peak demand during that seven-day period was nearly 14 times...
Amazon and UPS-backed Beta Technologies could change the future of package deliveries with Alia, an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft built for cargo, according to several reports. While there’s no shortage of electric aircraft companies, competitors like Joby, Archer and Kitty Hawk are...
Just Eat Takeaway.com on Thursday (Dec. 16) has partnered on a trial basis with U.K. grocery store chain Asda to deliver groceries to Brits starting in January, according to a Friday (Dec. 17) press release. Just Eat customers will be able to order from five...
Uber announced Thursday (Dec. 16) that it is partnering with autonomous driving venture Motional to debut a driverless food-delivery pilot in 2022 in the U.S. Motional is a partnership between Hyundai and Aptiv, and this pilot is the first time Uber has worked with driverless...
