The eCommerce provider Vroom Delivery and last-mile logistics automation company Tortoise announced on Monday (Aug 9) that the two companies are debuting robotic grocery delivery in Dallas, Texas, in partnership with the Urban Value Corner Store. Each of the fully electric sidewalk robots utilized in...
Swiggy, the Indian food delivery group, is leaning more into groceries and other goods’ delivery as opposed to restaurants. The Financial Times (FT) writes that the aim is to get the advantage over rival Zomato. According to co-founder Sriharsha Majety, the nonrestaurant food deliveries made...
Uber Eats might be winning the food delivery race. On Wednesday (Aug. 4), the company revealed in a presentation shared with analysts that its delivery business totaled $52 billion in annualized gross merchandise value (GMV) in the second quarter of 2021, which was split about...
As many grocery delivery services compete to offer the lowest prices, Amazon is taking a very different approach. The company informed shoppers on Monday (Aug. 2) that it is adding a $9.95 service charge for Prime members ordering from Whole Foods Market in five U.S....
London-based delivery service Deliveroo is mulling an end to its offering in Spain as part of a plan to expand in new and existing markets, Reuters reported on Friday (July 30), citing a company statement on the high costs of running the business in Spain....
Gopuff is valued at about $15 billion after the Philadelphia-based delivery company raised $1 billion in its most recent funding round, with Guggenheim Investments, Hedosophia and SoftBank Vision Fund 1 among the investors. The company’s value jumped almost 70 percent from the $8.9 billion it...
DoorDash has opened a second ghost kitchen, this time in San Jose, California. The new location will serve as a hub for six Bay Area and national restaurants. The new DoorDash Kitchens location offers delivery to San Jose, Saratoga and Campbell, California, as well as...
The personal shopper and same-day delivery service Shipt announced on Wednesday (July 28) that it has formed a partnership with the housing developer Continental Properties to provide free Shipt memberships to residents at nearly 60 of Contintental’s properties across the country. “As many residents now...
It’s likely happened to everyone at least once. The forgotten-ingredient grocery emergency, the suddenly discovered empty box of Band-Aids or detergent that simply demands immediate attention and replenishment. If going out and getting it yourself or waiting two to four hours for someone else to...
