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Restaurant Industry Demands Wider Refund Windows From Grubhub
August 01, 2019

Food ordering company Grubhub has agreed to extend its refund window for restaurants that were unknowingly paying fees for Grubhub-generated phone calls — even if they didn’t result in orders. Still, restaurant industry reps say that the company’s plan to offer refunds for up to...

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Dutch Takeaway.com Gets $10B For London’s Just Eat Takeover
July 29, 2019

Amsterdam-based Takeaway.com will merge with London’s Just Eat to create one of the biggest companies in the online food delivery sector.  Combined, the companies will lead worldwide food delivery markets, including the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada, Reuters reported on Monday (July 29)....

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Just Eat, Takeaway.com Rumored To Combine To Take On Uber Eats
July 28, 2019

Dutch takeout giant Takeaway.com is in talks to buy London’s Just Eat and create a £9 billion ($11.1 billion) online food ordering business that is expected to be more competitive to younger rivals Uber Eats and Deliveroo. “The possible combination may be implemented by way...

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Uber Eyes Supermarket Delivery In Europe
July 26, 2019

Uber is talking to European supermarkets about partnering up for a potential grocery delivery service to compete with rivals like Deliveroo and Amazon, according to a report by Bloomberg.  The company was in talks with the second largest grocery chain in the U.K., Sainsbury’s, which...

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OpenTable Gets Into Food Delivery
July 24, 2019

OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation company, has partnered with Caviar, Grubhub and Uber Eats to provide delivery from restaurants all over the country, according to reports. The company has also revamped its mobile interface. The home screen now offers user recommendations based on past customer...

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Uber Debuts Freight Platform In Germany
July 24, 2019

Uber Freight is going after its second European market with the launch of its trucking platform in Germany. Uber wants to expand elsewhere in Europe once Germany is up and running, Reuters reported on Wednesday (July 24). Under Founder Travis Kalanick, the company’s bid to...

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Backlash Prompts DoorDash To Change Tip Disbursements
July 24, 2019

Amid public retaliation, DoorDash is abandoning its questionable pay model, and will now increase driver earnings by the exact amount a customer tips on every order. On Wednesday (July 23), DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said on Twitter that the company will soon change its policy,...

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eBay Unveils Managed Delivery, Multi-User Account Access
July 24, 2019

To provide sellers with cost-effective fulfillment that increases reliability and the speed of delivery, eBay plans to roll out Managed Delivery next year starting in the United States. The initiative will let high-volume inventory sellers meet growing customer expectations — and also reduce complexity and...

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UPS Takes Steps To Launch Drone Deliveries
July 23, 2019

UPS announced that it has applied for a certification to operate commercial drone flights. The company applied to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Part 135 certification under a subsidiary business called UPS Flight Forward. It could receive the certification as early as this...