DoorDash is reportedly aiming to diversify beyond meal deliveries to diners in the U.S. “The two largest areas of investment are expansion and penetration outside of the U.S., as well as the same outside of restaurants,” CEO Tony Xu said in an interview with the Financial Times (FT)...
With changing wage laws shaking up the economics of restaurant delivery, key players have begun changing their approach. For instance, in California, a new minimum wage law requiring that fast-food workers receive at least $20 an hour, where previously the average hourly pay for fast-food...
Instacart is targeting employers’ office snack budgets, as aggregators compete for businesses’ food spending. On Tuesday (Dec. 12), meal benefits platform Sharebite announced a partnership with the grocery technology company, through which Sharebite clients receive a free one-year Instacart Business account, enabling snack and grocery...
As evolving regulations change the economics of third-party restaurant delivery, DoorDash is rolling back certain driver perks in New York City in response to the increased minimum wage for delivery workers. The United States’ leading aggregator announced Monday (Dec. 4) that it is making changes...
Uber’s delivery business is expanding beyond restaurants to include courier service from merchants not partnered with the company — a move that comes as aggregators race to capture consumers’ loyalty outside of mealtimes. The company announced Tuesday (Dec. 5) the launch of its “Store Pickup”...
DoorDash is offering on-demand delivery of consumer electronics from Best Buy. The new partnership marks the appearance of a national consumer electronics retailer on the local commerce platform, DoorDash said in a Wednesday (Nov. 29) press release. “This partnership provides consumers access to Best Buy’s...
Amazon has reportedly surpassed UPS to become America’s largest delivery business. The eCommerce behemoth delivered more packages to consumers in the U.S. last year than UPS — and also has led FedEx since 2020 — and is on target to widen that gap even further, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday...
The European Commission said Tuesday (Nov. 21) that it has carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies involved in the online ordering and delivery of food, groceries and other consumer goods in two Member States. These inspections are part of an investigation into...
DoorDash is making beer, wine and spirits delivery available to more locations, as across the industry, leading aggregators compete for consumers’ alcoholic beverage spending. The United States’ leading aggregator announced Thursday (Nov. 16) the expansion of its alcohol delivery business to New Jersey, noting in...
