Third-party restaurant aggregators and delivery services DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub sued New York City late Thursday (Sept. 9) over a law the city passed that makes fee caps — which began as a short-term measure during lockdown — permanent. The companies allege that the...
The three largest food delivery platforms filed a lawsuit against New York City seeking an injunction that would stop the city from enforcing commission caps, the Wall Street Journal and others reported on Friday (Sept. 10). NYC instituted a temporary cap in May 2020 to...
Shipt on Thursday (Sept. 9) announced it’s adding same-day delivery service to more of its stores as part of its largest expansion in three years, a move that will help the personal shopper and same-day delivery service reach millions of potential new customers. Shipt customers...
Walmart’s announcement at the end of last month that it is launching GoLocal, a last-mile delivery service for other retailers, reveals some truisms in the age of digital commerce, in the age where size matters as much as it ever did: If you’re big enough,...
In California, a bill that would require third-party delivery services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats to show consumers an itemized breakdown of costs and fees, is heading to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom for approval. The bill was approved by the California State...
The ultra-fast grocery delivery space is heating up. In France, startup Cajoo, which delivers grocery orders by bicycle within 15 minutes, is raising funds to build out its presence in the country. The company just raised $40 million in its Series A round, reported TechCrunch,...
The grocery delivery space has grown enormously since the start of the pandemic. What began for many as a safety measure offering a low-contact way to obtain food quickly became an indispensable part of many consumers’ routines. However, there are fundamental flaws in e-grocery: For...
Even with the delivery boom that began in 2020, major food delivery services continue to operate at a loss. DoorDash recently reported its fourth consecutive quarter of losses, and Uber Eats and Grubhub also continue to incur losses. With grocery-first services such as Instacart, changing...
New York City’s decision to permanently cap the commission rates food delivery services can charge at 23 percent could take a bite out of companies like Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber, and possibly cost them hundreds of millions of dollars. San Francisco has also made...
