As restaurants seek help to survive the economic impact of COVID-19, lawmakers are implementing a temporary limit on how much delivery companies can charge. On Wednesday (May 13), New York City became the latest city to enact protections for eateries. The City Council approved a 15 percent...
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been around for more than two centuries, but it could deliver its last piece of mail later this year as it might run out of money by the fall or raise prices so high customers will go elsewhere....
FedEx Corp. could be the first major delivery company to limit the number of items retailers can ship to protect its network from being overwhelmed during COVID-19, The Wall Street Journal reported. Among the two dozen retailers who have been notified by FedEx of the...
The New York City Council doesn’t want to let food delivery apps charge restaurants too much for delivery fees, as it voted to put a cap on the fees. On Wednesday (May 13), the Council voted to cap fees from the apps for restaurants at...
The food delivery market may have fewer platforms competing for diners in many places, with reports emerging that ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. was in discussions to purchase restaurant ordering platform Grubhub Inc. A senior executive for SoftBank Group Corp., which partly owns Uber, indicated...
The New York City Council plans to impose limits on the fees delivery apps can charge restaurants for delivery, Bloomberg reported. The council plans on Wednesday (May 13) to impose limits of 15 percent fees per order and 5 percent for marketing and other services....
As Target eyes boosting its same-day delivery services, the company is negotiating to purchase portions of California startup Deliv Inc., CNBC reported. The company had offered same-day delivery for Best Buy Co., Macy’s Inc., Mercato Inc., Walgreens and others, the news service reported. Interest in purchasing pieces of...
Walmart’s new Express Delivery service will transport items to customers’ doors within two hours for a $10 charge, the company announced Thursday (April 30). The program will allow Walmart shoppers to peruse the company’s catalog of 160,000 items, including food, toys, essentials and electronics, the...
A worldwide police force has issued an alert warning that criminal organizations are using food delivery services to transport drugs as countries remain locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the Lyon, France-based global law enforcement agency, said suspects have...
