Today in food commerce, DoorDash announces an accelerator for consumer packaged goods businesses owned by people from marginalized groups, and Gorillas finalizes its acquisition of Frichti. Plus, PYMNTS data suggests that consumers may not yet be fully onboard with voice-assisted restaurant ordering. Turkey’s Rapid Delivery...
For consumers and fleet managers alike, getting a vehicle cleaned and maintained is a chore that takes time they’d rather spend doing something else. To solve this problem, car care company Spiffy brings those services to the customer, with a mobile service offering car washing...
Today in food commerce, grocery inflation soars, and Red Robin gears up for a new virtual brand launch. Plus, Tom Pickett, chief revenue officer at DoorDash, speaks with PYMNTS about how the company is upgrading its white-label, in-store offerings. Highest Grocery Inflation in 40 Years...
Shopping and payments patterns forged in the crucible of the pandemic are fast becoming “the next normal” we’ve been speculating about since 2020. As the dust settles, we’re seeing more clearly how digital investments and consumer preference are profoundly reshaping commerce worldwide. In the 2022...
The old saw is that 50% of advertising and marketing spend is wasted — firms just don’t know which 50%. Given that reality, companies riding the rising wave of digital commerce are searching for new ways in which to engage with customers, and to keep them engaged....
With news circulating that the dreaded “COVID 19 pounds” many Americans have packed on during the pandemic may be closer to 29 pounds, people increasingly have movement on their minds. Considering pandemic barriers to fitness, real or imagined, a muscular fourth quarter 2021 earnings report...
Connected car data can be used to make many tasks easier. For example, keeping a logbook of vehicle mileage for business purposes, evaluating the extent and cost of damage after a collision, and allowing drivers to control the information that is monitored by their insurance...
Businesses with a fleet of any size can make the most of those vehicles and the drivers’ time by managing them based on data. Automakers and aftermarket suppliers have been rolling out and refining hardware and software that enable fleets to monitor in real time,...
People try to go into stores intending to buy, which may or may not be what brings them to an eCommerce site or online marketplace, where they might just browse. This fundamental fact of retail is being reshaped in the pandemic era as eCommerce becomes...
