Instacart is terminating about 1,900 jobs, including those held by workers in Illinois who voted last year to join the United Foods and Commercial Workers union (UFCW) according to Bloomberg and other media outlets. In a letter to the union, Instacart told United Foods and...
Pizza Hut Israel is trialing a new program that would enable drones to bring orders for delivery to pre-approved hubs, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Jan. 18). The company is planning to launch a test pilot and send drones to deliver multiple orders at...
The term “peloton” adopted by the maker of the wildly popular $1,900 exercise bike comes from the world of bicycle road racing — it refers to the cluster of riders who pack tightly together to draft off each other and hide from crosswinds like migrating...
Uber is seeking investors so it can launch a separate startup for the robotics division of Postmates, Postmates X, TechCrunch reported on Friday (Jan. 15), citing sources. Temporarily coined Serve Robotics — named for Postmates X’s delivery bot — the autonomous sidewalk robot will likely...
Retail giant Walmart is teaming up with delivery solutions startup HomeValet to launch a test pilot that would bring fresh groceries to people’s homes even if they’re not there. “If there’s one thing we know about our customers, it’s that they’re busier than ever,” Walmart...
Verizon, Verizon’s Skyward unit and UPS Flight Forward are teaming up to provide drone delivery for retail products using Verizon’s 4G LTE and 5G networks. The companies began testing the drones last year in Florida using Verizon’s 4G network and now plan to test them...
Bringg is teaming up with Uber Technologies in a deal that will give corporate customers of the logistics software firm “seamless access” to Uber Direct drivers, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. 6). The Chicago-based startup, which works with companies looking to roll out delivery services...
The country’s second largest grocery store chain is eliminating its unionized delivery drivers in California just two months after passage of the Proposition 22 ballot question. Prop 22 allowed major companies to not classify thousands of independent gig workers as employees in exchange for minimum...
As the first business day of 2021 proceeds, the internet is full of predictions. There might be a temptation to play it extremely safe going into another new year, but as PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster pointed out in her commentary this week, the problem with...
