Doordash/page/3 news and trends

DoorDash, Instacart Try New Angles to Gain Grocery Share
Retail // August 06, 2024

As on-demand delivery aggregators look to capture more of consumers’ grocery spending, key players such as DoorDash and Instacart are finding new ways to insert their technology into consumers’ grocery shopping routines. The former, for its part, is looking to rewards collaborations to drive adoption....

CE 100 Index Loses 4.1%, Led by Snap’s Post-Earnings Plummet
Connected Economy // August 05, 2024

Earnings drove the CE 100 Index lower this past week — and almost all segments were under water, so to speak, as markets swooned amid the specter of a slowing economy. Eat Segment’s the Lone Positive Performer Only one pillar of the CE 100 Index...

DoorDash Sees Digital Orders Surge Despite Industry Headwinds
Earnings // August 02, 2024

As consumers look to cut costs amid ongoing financial pressures, DoorDash is seeing that digital ordering is largely protected from the traffic declines experienced across other channels in the restaurant industry. The San Francisco-based restaurant aggregator shared Thursday (Aug. 1) in its second-quarter 2024 earnings...

Chase Expands Rewards Partnership With DoorDash
Partnerships // 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,...

Interviews & Exclusives
CE 100 Index Loses 4.1%, Led by Snap’s Post-Earnings Plummet

August 05, 2024
Earnings drove the CE 100 Index lower this past week — and almost all segments were under water, so to speak, as markets swooned amid the specter of a slowing economy. Eat Segment’s the Lone Positive Performer Only one pillar of the CE 100 Index posted a positive return, as the Eat segment gathered 6.3%. […]

CE 100 Index Loses 0.4% Despite Block and Nvidia’s Post-Earnings Rallies

February 26, 2024
Significant stock rallies in the wake of earnings from companies including Block (Square’s parent company) and Nvidia were not enough to boost the CE 100 Index’s fortunes. The Index sank...

Wage Hikes and Regulations May Spur Gig Platform Consolidation

January 15, 2024
Wage hikes and new regulations impacting the ways in which gig workers are classified may shake up online platforms, pinching profits and spurring consolidation. In the meantime, a few firms...

QSRs Add Voice AI, but Consumers Aren’t Biting

November 20, 2023
Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are increasingly integrating voice artificial intelligence (AI) into the ordering process, but PYMNTS Intelligence shows most consumers believe it will be a long time before the technology...

Quick Reads
DoorDash Adds Max Streaming Service to DashPass Membership Program

August 13, 2024
DoorDash’s DashPass membership program now includes offers from Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service. A DashPass Annual Plan membership in the United States now includes Max With Ads at no additional cost and an offer to upgrade to a Max Ad-Free subscription for a discounted rate of $10.99 per month, the companies said in a […]

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...

DoorDash Hires Ex-Amazon Exec and Explores Digital Storefronts

July 28, 2024
DoorDash has reportedly hired an ex-Amazon executive to help its continued expansion beyond restaurant deliveries. Parisa Sadrzadeh, who has also worked as Flexport’s vice president for small and midsize business...

DoorDash Adds Partnerships With Michaels, Save A Lot

July 25, 2024
Delivery aggregator DoorDash has expanded its network of partners to include its first arts and crafts retailer and one of the largest discount grocery store chains in the United States. The...