Uber plans the expansion its on-demand food delivery service Uber Eats so that it covers more than 70 percent of the U.S. by the end of the year. The service, which currently covers more than 50 percent of the U.S. population, has been successful even in places...
As Uber seeks to attract investors ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) with aspirations beyond ridesharing, food delivery in the skies might be in the company’s not-so-distant future: It is reportedly looking to launch drones for takeout in the next few years. In...
The digitization of the economy has been actively underway for the last two or so decades. In many regards, though, the digital age of restaurants has caught many restaurateurs off guard. Food is, by nature, a physical experience — so it’s been hard for restaurants to mentally...
Ridesharing company Uber is considering getting back into the grocery delivery game. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that due to the company’s success in the delivery of food, which reached $6 billion in bookings earlier this year, it makes sense to take another look at the...
Deliverr, the startup that enables Walmart, eBay, and Shopify to have two-day shipping delivery options that allow them to compete with Amazon Prime, raised $7.1 million in a round of venture funding. According to reports citing the company, the Series A round of venture funding was...
To learn more about the workers who deliver items such as food and groceries through startups, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is launching a survey. The poll seeks to find out how many couriers enter the city each day, what time they make...
FedEx is paying retirement-age pilots bonuses of as much as $110,000 to keep them flying during the holiday season. According to news from Reuters, two senior FedEx managers revealed that the company has offered cash bonuses to keep retiring pilots in the air through the holiday...
Walmart announced it is now offering grocery delivery in 50 metro areas across the United States. “When it comes to grocery delivery, we’ve got our foot on the gas,” the company wrote in a blog post. “Combined with third-party crowd-sourced delivery providers, we are well...
Uber Technologies, the ride-hailing company, is reportedly in early-stage talks to acquire Deliveroo, the food delivery company. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the plans, reported the deal could be worth several billion dollars. Deliveroo, which is based in the U.K., was most recently valued at greater than...
