It took 133 years, but New York’s Peter Luger Steak House will deliver so it can partially reopen during the pandemic, according to a CNBC report. “To best serve our customers, delivery was the best option for us,” David Berson, general manager of the iconic...
FedEx Corp. and Microsoft Corp. plan to launch a multi-year collaboration that they say will transform commerce by combining the transportation company’s logistics network with the power of cloud computing technology, the firms announced on Monday (May 18). Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Swiggy, India’s biggest food delivery startup, is laying off 1,100 workers as the coronavirus pandemic takes an economic toll on businesses across the globe. Sriharsha Majety, chief executive officer and co-founder of Swiggy, said in a Monday (May 18) email to employees that it’s with...
As restaurants seek help to survive the economic impact of COVID-19, lawmakers are implementing a temporary limit on how much delivery companies can charge. On Wednesday (May 13), New York City became the latest city to enact protections for eateries. The City Council approved a 15 percent...
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been around for more than two centuries, but it could deliver its last piece of mail later this year as it might run out of money by the fall or raise prices so high customers will go elsewhere....
FedEx Corp. could be the first major delivery company to limit the number of items retailers can ship to protect its network from being overwhelmed during COVID-19, The Wall Street Journal reported. Among the two dozen retailers who have been notified by FedEx of the...
The New York City Council doesn’t want to let food delivery apps charge restaurants too much for delivery fees, as it voted to put a cap on the fees. On Wednesday (May 13), the Council voted to cap fees from the apps for restaurants at...
The food delivery market may have fewer platforms competing for diners in many places, with reports emerging that ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. was in discussions to purchase restaurant ordering platform Grubhub Inc. A senior executive for SoftBank Group Corp., which partly owns Uber, indicated...
The New York City Council plans to impose limits on the fees delivery apps can charge restaurants for delivery, Bloomberg reported. The council plans on Wednesday (May 13) to impose limits of 15 percent fees per order and 5 percent for marketing and other services....
