Deliveries news and trends

Singapore’s Grab Looks to ‘Affordability Initiatives’ to Cement Super App Status
Mobile Applications // August 23, 2023

Southeast Asian super app provider Grab remains optimistic on longer-term growth prospects, company executives said on a Wednesday (Aug. 23) second-quarter 2023 earnings call, highlighting how “affordability initiatives” and strengthening engagement through its flagship subscriptions program, GrabUnlimited, have been key levers in expanding its marketplace of...

Walmart GoLocal Service Tops 1 Million Deliveries
Walmart // August 24, 2022

Walmart is celebrating a year of its Walmart GoLocal delivery-as-a-service offering, a press release from the company said with the company having made over a million deliveries through the service. The company debuted the service last year as businesses were wanting to offer delivery services...

Walmart, Canoo Finalize EV Delivery Fleet
Retail // August 23, 2022

Electric vehicle (EV) startup Canoo and Walmart have completed a pilot program in which Canoo’s Lifestyle Delivery Vehicles (LDVs) were used to make last-mile deliveries in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Walmart’s eCommerce business.  Based on experience gathered during this real-word deployment, the companies have...

Today in Data: Delivering What People Want, When They Want It
Today In Data // March 21, 2022

Grocery delivery firm Buyk is planning to cease operations in Chicago and New York City after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Plus, Deliveroo continues to build out its ghost kitchen network, and FedEx discusses its future during its Q3 earnings call. Data $20: Average per-order...

Interviews & Exclusives
Inside The Race For Flying-Taxi Liftoff

September 12, 2019
This might still sound like science fiction to many people, but the race for flying-taxi dominance is on and is gaining fresh fuel as the new decade looms. The results of this race in the sky could impact not only mobility services in various cities but retail delivery efforts. In a new PYMNTS interview, Florian […]

Quick Reads
Chase Expands Rewards Partnership With DoorDash

August 01, 2024
DoorDash has expanded and extended its partnership with card issuer Chase. The new version of its collaboration lets eligible cardmembers receive recurring benefits on orders from grocery, convenience and non-restaurant stores on DoorDash, the companies said in a news release Thursday (Aug. 1). In addition, card members — and those who sign up for cards […]

Walmart GoLocal Service Tops 1 Million Deliveries

August 24, 2022
Walmart is celebrating a year of its Walmart GoLocal delivery-as-a-service offering, a press release from the company said with the company having made over a million deliveries through the service....

Walmart, Canoo Finalize EV Delivery Fleet

August 23, 2022
Electric vehicle (EV) startup Canoo and Walmart have completed a pilot program in which Canoo’s Lifestyle Delivery Vehicles (LDVs) were used to make last-mile deliveries in the Dallas-Fort Worth area...

Today in Data: Delivering What People Want, When They Want It

March 21, 2022
Grocery delivery firm Buyk is planning to cease operations in Chicago and New York City after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Plus, Deliveroo continues to build out its ghost kitchen...