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Barcelona Bans Dark Stores in Blow to Q-Commerce 
Delivery // January 27, 2023

Barcelona is banning dark stores in a blow to the city’s quick commerce sector. As reported by Reuters on Friday (Jan. 27), city hall approved a total ban on urban distribution hubs that have become synonymous with speedy delivery firms like Glovo and Getir. According...

Uber Taps Rapid Delivery Partner Zapp to Drive Cross-Platform Spending
Delivery // November 23, 2022

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies announced Wednesday (Nov. 23) that it is partnering with the British 20-minute convenience delivery app Zapp to offer the latter’s products on the Uber Eats marketplace in Central London. “We’re excited to partner with Zapp to offer round the clock convenience as one...

Inflation Slows Ultrafast Grocers’ Ambitions
Economy // October 17, 2022

Those who have been skeptical of the hype around ultrafast grocery all along have been vindicated, at least in part, as players in the space continue to shrink, shut down and face other difficulties due to a more challenging macroeconomic environment. Investors have been pulling...

European VC Deal Value to Surpass €100B for Second Consecutive Year Despite Decline in Q2...
Investments // July 21, 2022

According to recent data from Pitchbook, European venture capital (VC) deal value hit €54.4 billion in the first half (H1) of 2022, with late-stage capital from international investors, larger traditional VC funds and nontraditional backers contributing 66.3% (€36.1 billion) to the total amount raised. The...

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HealthEdge and Zelis Launch Healthcare Payments Partnership

August 15, 2024
Digital healthcare platforms HealthEdge and Zelis have formed a partnership centered around healthcare payments. The collaboration, announced Thursday (Aug. 15), leverages HealthEdge’s core administrative processing system (CAPS) and Zelis’ Advanced Payments PlatformSM (ZAPP) to enhance the efficiency, accuracy and transparency of healthcare payments.  “Health Plans have many challenges, including expanding to new markets, adopting value-based […]

Barcelona Bans Dark Stores in Blow to Q-Commerce 

January 27, 2023
Barcelona is banning dark stores in a blow to the city’s quick commerce sector. As reported by Reuters on Friday (Jan. 27), city hall approved a total ban on urban...

Today in Data: Business Slows for Ultrafast Grocery Delivery Services

May 27, 2022
Today in data, a number of ultrafast delivery services have begun cutting jobs as the industry struggles with inflation and a gloomy economic outlook. Data 300: Jobs cut by German...

Zapp Grabs $200M to Expand Rapid Delivery in UK

January 28, 2022
Rapid delivery service Zapp raised $200 million in a Series B funding round to expand its footprint in larger U.K. cities, enhance its technology and improve its overall customer experience,...