Where once consumers were impressed to have groceries delivered to their homes the next day, now online shoppers are expecting quicker and quicker fulfillment. Incumbents and newcomers alike are racing to meet these on-demand expectations. In 2020, FreshDirect launched two-hour delivery in select markets, and...
Olo, which works in on-demand commerce for restaurants, is working alongside Uber to integrate tech to help restaurants expand, a press release says. Uber will put its Uber Direct tech into Dispatch, the delivery fulfillment solution from Olo. That will make efficient delivery technology available....
In another nod to the ever-expanding bring-it-to-me economy, DoorDash on Tuesday (Nov. 2) partnered with beauty retailer Ulta Beauty on same-day delivery from Ulta stores in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and Boise, and plans to expand the offering across the country in 2022. ...
Uber Eats is adding a new category for babies and children so parents and caregivers can get fast delivery of everyday necessities, according to an Uber blog post. “As new and existing parents embark on the exciting journey of parenthood, they’ll soon learn about the...
Online grocery platform Instacart has joined forces with Dollar Tree, Inc. to offer same-day delivery in as little as one hour from close to 7,000 Dollar Tree stores, according to a Thursday (Oct. 28) press release. The partnership provides about 98 million U.S. households with access to...
As consumers, restaurants and third parties continue to struggle with the economics of delivery, the race to find alternatives to using human drivers is heating up. For its part, Flytrex, a Tel Aviv-based drone delivery company that promises to fulfill food orders within five minutes,...
Uber is driving into Paris with 15-minute grocery delivery, taking on the many rival startups in Europe all looking for a piece of the store-to-door delivery pie. The rideshare and food delivery giant expanded its partnership with the French grocery chain Carrefour to launch the...
The U.S. Postal Service is adding 45 new facilities for the holiday shipping season to handle the expected increase in volume, adding 112 new machines to sort packages and hiring 40,000 seasonal workers, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The...
Where once, in the early days of food delivery services, the prospect of getting meals delivered on demand was a powerful draw for consumers, now consumers’ “bring-it-to-me” expectations have grown, and companies that can fulfill only their food needs risk losing out to multi-use competitors....
