Grocery delivery services have become all the rage as consumers lives get increasingly busier and eCommerce grows. New York-based Wegmans is the latest grocery store to join the trend, as it recently announced news of its partnership with delivery service Instacart to launch food delivery...
Uber Freight announced news of two updates to its services, expanding its focus into new markets across the country and introducing personalized load matching. The company believes these additions will bring a better logistics and faster payments experience to tens of thousands of truck drivers....
The on-demand concept has effectively revolutionized the way retailers interact with consumers. With basically anything at the tip of their fingers, consumers have the ability to order what they want, how they want it. Consumers also are gaining more control over how quickly their service...
Uber Technologies has more than a cultural problem on its hands; its efforts to expand into trucking isn’t doing so hot. That’s according to a report in Fortune that cited analysts and industry executives who are increasingly questioning the ride hailing company’s efforts in the...
To say that there is perhaps an overabundance of meal kits in the market is something of an understatement. One PYMNTS reader living in San Francisco noted that between the various meal delivery startup services in her area, she and her spouse could literally sign...
Quote Chief, a leading insurance comparison website based in the U.K., announced that it is now helping fast food delivery van drivers find the most competitive insurance quotes. According to a press release, the food delivery market currently accounts for 4 percent of all food...
The Kroger Co. is looking into ways to get online orders to its shoppers faster and more efficiently by testing out Uber deliveries at several of its locations. According to Chain Store Age, the supermarket giant expanded its home shopping model last year, adding more...
Microsoft Ventures, the venture capital (VC) arm of the Redmond, Wash.–based software giant, led a $26 million venture round in AirMap, a drone startup that is the main maker of software that manages air traffic for drones. According to AirMap, its real-time traffic management software is...
DHL Express, the international express services provider, announced Tuesday (Feb. 21) the launch of On Demand Delivery for the Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) region. In a press release, DHL Express said the new service enables shippers and receivers around the globe to select from a...