Food delivery is moving into a higher realm, one that is about much more than ordering up a meal via a mobile app. Subscriptions are winning over hungry consumers. Local focus is entering the mix. Drones are getting involved. And big money is flowing as...
South Florida residents will be able to get Starbucks food and drinks delivered thanks to a new partnership with Uber Eats. According to a report in the South Florida Business Journal, the partnership between Starbucks and Uber Eats in South Florida kicked off earlier this...
Walmart announced Wednesday (Sept. 5) that it is testing a new last-mile delivery service dubbed Spark Delivery, which is a crowd-sourced delivery platform. In a press release, Walmart said the test will enable it to learn more about the full last-mile delivery process. The retailer...
A Senate hearing slated to look at overhauling the U.S. Postal Service — including looking at what Amazon and others pay for package delivery — has been delayed. Reuters, citing three sources familiar with the matter, reported that the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and...
Kroger is broadening its delivery deal with Instacart, gearing up to expand the number of stores where it offers the service. According to a report in USA Today citing the company, as of Thursday (August 30) the service is available in Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia; Knoxville, Memphis,...
In the online grocery and delivery space, the Amazon effect is palpable. Any number of players are jockeying for position, hoping to gain a larger share of consumers’ minds and wallets. But with miles of aisles, the pickings are mostly packaged — and the delivery...
Milk and Eggs CEO Kenneth Wu sees a niche in avoiding the store-focused online grocery delivery model and betting [on] the farm -- in a way. A ‘flattened’ model, sans traditional warehousing, gets produce to the customer hours after being plucked from the ground. Just-in-time supply...
Uber Freight is expanding its services, announcing in a blog post on Tuesday (Aug. 21) that it is rolling out a platform to enable shippers to tap into the company’s network and manage shipments from a personal computer. In the blog post, Uber Freight said...
Package thefts have become so prevalent with the rise of eCommerce that those who steal packages from the doorsteps of homes and apartments have been nicknamed “porch pirates.” In particular, a Shorr Packaging analysis suggests that tech hubs such as Silicon Valley, Boston and Seattle...
