Starbucks now offers access to delivery powered by DoorDash through its own app. As of Monday (Nov. 11), customers across the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) can order delivery through the Starbucks app, the company said in a Tuesday (Nov. 12) press release. Starbucks customers can also continue to order delivery through the DoorDash […]

Sally Beauty Holdings is taking steps to refresh its brand and modernize its customer experience. “We want the Sally Beauty refresh to be a move to a more dynamic beauty powerhouse,” Sally Beauty President and CEO Denise Paulonis told analysts Thursday (Nov. 14) during the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call. “We want to leverage […]

After a two-year search for a buyer, Just Eat Takeaway has sold Grubhub to food delivery startup Wonder. The company announced the sale Wednesday (Nov. 13), saying Wonder would pay $650 million to purchase Grubhub. That’s far less than the $7.3 billion Just Eat paid for Grubhub in 2021. “The sale of Grubhub to Wonder […]

Amazon’s latest move into the grocery sector, through a new partnership with Mexican grocery delivery startup Jüsto, signals its push to expand its food and essentials offerings. Amazon customers in Mexico can order fresh produce, meat and other groceries directly from Jüsto’s platform via the deal, a move that will help Amazon improve delivery speed […]

Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize saw quarterly sales dip amid product recalls and store closures. The company’s quarterly earnings, released Thursday (Nov. 7), showed net sales in the U.S. of $14.49 billion, a 0.1% decrease, 1% at the actual exchange rate. Impacting the company — whose brands include Giant and Food Lion — were its divestment of FreshDirect last […]

Amazon has launched an initiative to expand the reach of its Generative AI Innovation Center. The Generative AI Partner Alliance, announced by Amazon Web Services Monday (Nov. 4), is designed to give customers access to a network of systems experts and consulting firms to help them deploy generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Introduced last June, the Generative AI […]

Fiserv has introduced a new suite of tools for small businesses. The offering, rolled out via the payments and financial services technology solutions company’s Clover point-of-sale and business management service, was designed with restaurants, retailers and service-based businesses in mind, per a Thursday (Oct. 31) press release. “Factors like rising costs, labor shortages, and the ongoing quest […]

Blackhawk Network (BHN) will make DoorDash gift cards available to consumers and businesses via more channels in the United States and Canada. The branded payment solutions network and the local commerce platform announced their new partnership in a Wednesday (Oct. 30) press release. With this collaboration, DoorDash gift cards and eGift options are now available […]

DoorDash and Lyft have formed a partnership that will offer their customers benefits on the local commerce platform’s local delivery service and the rideshare company’s rides. Members of DoorDash’s subscription program, DashPass, and Lyft riders can access these exclusive benefits by linking their accounts, the companies said in a Wednesday (Oct. 30) press release. The […]

When it comes to payments, innovation is the name of the game, and “embedded” is the prefix in most of the names being bandied about. The trend, driven by technological innovation and changing end-user behaviors, has already been embraced in the consumer landscape via apps like DoorDash and Uber. However, it’s the B2B sector where […]