The all-important last mile of retail is getting shorter and more innovative. As reported by PYMNTS on Monday (Feb. 24), Krispy Kreme is the latest brand to announce home delivery capabilities. It plans to roll out nationwide delivery on Feb. 29 via DoorDash, the on-demand...
Pardon the pun, but for QSRs, home delivery options are becoming table stakes. As Pizza Hut stumbles financially and Domino’s races ahead, the commitment to the customer experience is under a microscope, and home delivery is a critical element of that experience. Pizza Hut, as...
How does a company compete with Amazon? At Deliverr, they attack what Amazon won’t handle – and now they have the funding to prove it. Yesterday, the smaller-scale fulfillment company closed $40 million in Series C funding, led by Activant Capital, bringing its total capital...
In a move to compete with Amazon in the competitive consumer delivery space, UPS plans to use drones and other tactics to complete shipments faster, according to reports. The company is also looking into extending its hours of operation and deploying autonomous delivery automobiles. “In...
Property builders are constructing kitchens in empty malls to help fill food-delivery orders, a new strategy to service the flourishing business segment of driving restaurant meals to people’s homes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday (Feb. 2). Two industries forever changed by eCommerce —...
The Venice Beach, California startup The Bouqs is expanding its flower delivery business to Japan with a $30 million strategic growth round from Japanese investor Yamasa. The Bouqs Co-founder and CEO John Tabis said the company is moving into the Japanese market as part of...
The Financial Times is reporting that food delivery companies Uber and DoorDash met to talk about a potential merger about six months ago, at the request of SoftBank, which is a shareholder in both companies. If the merger had been completed, it would have sped...
A new drone delivery program by Matternet, and operated by UPS, will fly blood samples and other medical necessities to those in need, according to reports. The program will be Matternet’s third, with an earlier UPS partnership having made 1,900 flights at WakeMed, a hospital...
New York startup Bond, formed in 2019, has raised $15 million in a funding round from contributors Lightspeed Venture Partners, MizMaa Ventures and TLV Partners, according to reports. The startup’s mission is to provide eCommerce companies with delivery and distribution center services — it has...
