Rapid Delivery news and trends

Instacart Takes on DashMart with Walmart Canada Partnership
Delivery // June 24, 2022

As restaurant and grocery aggregators increasingly compete for the same occasions, Instacart is challenging its restaurant competitors’ hold on the virtual convenience store space. On Thursday (June 23), the grocery delivery service announced the expansion of its partnership with Walmart in Canada to launch Walmart...

Could Amazon’s Flex Drivers be the Shopping Mall’s Saviors?
Commerce Connected // May 20, 2022

Malls.  So 1980s. Malls, so 2022 – and on the cutting edge of omnichannel commerce. To that end, it may be Amazon, that bastion of online commerce, that gives the bridge to malls, that bastion of brick and mortar retail, to make the move toward cross-channel...

Amazon Tests Same-Day Mall Deliveries
Amazon Delivery // May 20, 2022

Amazon.com Inc. delivery drivers are fetching packages from mall stores and dropping the goods off at consumers’ homes under a plan the company is testing, Bloomberg reported Friday (May 20). The test, per the report, appears to have been underway since at least the beginning...

Gorillas Finalizes M&A Deal for French Start-Up Frichti 
International // March 14, 2022

German express delivery startup Gorillas finalized the closing of its first acquisition deal for the French delivery start-up Frichti for undisclosed terms, according to multiple media reports. Founded in 2015 and already profitable, Frichti offers operational efficiency and expertise around the private label and ready-to-eat...

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Amazon Tests Same-Day Mall Deliveries

May 20, 2022
Amazon.com Inc. delivery drivers are fetching packages from mall stores and dropping the goods off at consumers’ homes under a plan the company is testing, Bloomberg reported Friday (May 20). The test, per the report, appears to have been underway since at least the beginning of the year and involves malls in Arizona, Nevada and […]

Gorillas Finalizes M&A Deal for French Start-Up Frichti 

March 14, 2022
German express delivery startup Gorillas finalized the closing of its first acquisition deal for the French delivery start-up Frichti for undisclosed terms, according to multiple media reports. Founded in 2015...