PayPal has launched a package tracking feature on its app. This addition allows PayPal users to instantly view the status of their deliveries without having to manually enter order numbers or searching through email inboxes, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 17) report from TechCrunch. PayPal’s update automatically...
Delivery management platform Bringg has debuted a tool to streamline last-mile delivery. The company’s ROAD offering, announced Tuesday (Oct. 10), is designed to help companies “mitigate the risk of change management within the last mile of delivery by dividing the process into three tiers, each serving a different stage...
Major players in the parcel delivery industry are reportedly facing a weak holiday shipping season as demand for goods slows down. In response, both UPS and FedEx are offering discounts and cost relief to their customers, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (Oct. 6). This shift in pricing...
Uber’s package delivery service is now also a package return service. The delivery/ride-hailing giant announced Wednesday (Oct. 4) that it wants to help customers avoid the hassle of returning goods in the mail via its Uber Connect program. According to a news release, Uber Connect...
With mandated increases in delivery drivers’ pay, New York City is likely to see off-premise restaurant customers shift to pickup to avoid steeper fees. Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub lost their attempt Thursday (Sept. 28) to challenge a law that raises food delivery drivers’ minimum pay...
The New York State Supreme Court has reportedly ruled that Uber Technologies, DoorDash and Grubhub must pay their food delivery couriers a minimum of $17.96 per hour. The court’s decision comes after the three delivery platforms joined forces to challenge the city’s rule, which was set to go into effect...
An estimated 1.7 million packages are stolen each day in the U.S. And that number spikes around eCommerce events and major holidays, representing billions of dollars lost to “porch pirates” each year. “They came up with the mailbox in 1858 because they needed to protect...
Wall Street’s focus on FedEx has been trained on cost cutting, and as we profiled here in the immediate wake of earnings, investors have cheered the efforts, pushing the shares higher. But the latest earnings results also show that, despite a series of sequential monthly improvements,...
With quick-service restaurants (QSRs) weighing the advantages and disadvantages of relying on third-party aggregators, White Castle is leveraging Uber’s white-label platform, Uber Direct, for delivery driver labor. The burger chain, which has more than 350 locations, announced Thursday (Sept. 21) that it is adding delivery...
