With mandated increases in delivery drivers’ pay, New York City is likely to see off-premise restaurant customers shift to pickup to avoid steeper fees. Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub lost their attempt Thursday (Sept. 28) to challenge a law that raises food delivery drivers’ minimum pay...
The New York State Supreme Court has reportedly ruled that Uber Technologies, DoorDash and Grubhub must pay their food delivery couriers a minimum of $17.96 per hour. The court’s decision comes after the three delivery platforms joined forces to challenge the city’s rule, which was set to go into effect...
An estimated 1.7 million packages are stolen each day in the U.S. And that number spikes around eCommerce events and major holidays, representing billions of dollars lost to “porch pirates” each year. “They came up with the mailbox in 1858 because they needed to protect...
Wall Street’s focus on FedEx has been trained on cost cutting, and as we profiled here in the immediate wake of earnings, investors have cheered the efforts, pushing the shares higher. But the latest earnings results also show that, despite a series of sequential monthly improvements,...
With quick-service restaurants (QSRs) weighing the advantages and disadvantages of relying on third-party aggregators, White Castle is leveraging Uber’s white-label platform, Uber Direct, for delivery driver labor. The burger chain, which has more than 350 locations, announced Thursday (Sept. 21) that it is adding delivery...
America appears to be living in the age of the porch pirate. Package thefts from people’s homes are on the rise, CNBC reported Thursday (Sept. 21), with 260 million delivered packages swiped in 2022, per security consultant SafeWise, which also estimated that 79% of Americans were...
FedEx has reportedly been navigating the challenges in the parcel market and impressing investors on Wall Street. Despite facing declining package volumes, the global courier and delivery service company’s stock has surged by 44% this year, outperforming its main rival, United Parcel Services (UPS), whose...
New York City is a step closer to facing a lawsuit over a cap on how much meal-delivery services can collect from local restaurants. U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods denied the city’s motion to dismiss the suit, bringing the case closer to a potential trial,...
With Instacart going public Tuesday (Sept. 19) via initial public offering (IPO), grocers are rethinking their direct delivery businesses. Some are investing more in their in-house delivery offerings. For instance, Wakefern Food Corp., which spans hundreds of grocery stores over a range of banners, announced...
