Apparel and accessories retailer Old Navy, which is owned by parent company Gap, has teamed up with Postmates on same-day delivery during the holidays, according to a report by CNBC. The option will be free for customers from Dec. 21 to Dec. 23, as the...
Uber has introduced a group ordering option, the company said in a blog post. “Whether you’re at the office, going to a friend’s place or hosting at home, coordinating group meals can be challenging — especially when you and your guests are hungry and the...
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the ride-hailing company could potentially offer courier services for retail businesses in the future, according to a report by Reuters. Khosrowshahi was speaking at a meeting at the Economic Club of New York, and he talked about his tenure at...
Flow, a logistics startup that helps companies with cross-border eCommerce solutions, has raised $37 million in a Series B funding round, according to a report. Flow CEO Rob Keve said that because of advances in social media and the way things are marketed throughout platforms,...
Food-delivery startup Postmates has laid off dozens of employees and shuttered its Mexico City office, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Dec. 3), citing sources. Postmates, which has about 1,300 employees, started laying off dozens of people this week, and not just in Mexico City, sources told...
Due to a shorter holiday season, delivery companies like Amazon, UPS and FedEx are facing pressure to get packages to customers in a shorter time frame, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The holiday season this year has six fewer days, because...
The food delivery space is crowded and growing — and that is leading to calls for mergers or consolidation in the coming decade. It’s not clear who will survive in this space in the coming few years, but patterns are emerging, and food delivery is...
New York City (NYC) officials are calling for a ban on FedEx’s delivery robots. Though FedEx told reports that its SameDay Bots, Roxo, were in NYC simply for a preview party, that didn’t stop NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio from tweeting that FedEx never obtained...
Retailers are taking aim at Amazon’s one-day shipping offer this holiday shopping season in bids to stay competitive, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Amazon has spent about $1.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019 alone in an attempt to make...
