August 19, 2024 How did Walmart’s drone delivery service grow so big, so fast? Walmart now has the largest drone delivery footprint of any U.S. retailer. But the retail giant’s journey there required help from others. BY Kolawole Samuel Adebayo It has become increasingly common to see a drone hovering over a building with a delivery … Continue reading How did Walmart’s drone delivery service grow so big, so fast?
June 10, 2024 Cities crackdown on food delivery companies over driver complaints Officials in Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C., have started cracking down on food delivery companies by issuing warning letters, seizing illegally registered or driven vehicles, and launching special street patrols to enforce speed limits. BY Associated Press A soaring demand for food delivered … Continue reading Cities crackdown on food delivery companies over driver complaints
March 21, 2024 DoorDash is expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s Wing to bring drone delivery to the U.S. Customers in Christiansburg, Virginia, can now order select Wendy’s menu items for drone delivery. BY Jessica Bursztynsky DoorDash is testing drone delivery in the U.S. after expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s autonomous drone delivery service Wing. Customers in … Continue reading DoorDash is expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s Wing to bring drone delivery to the U.S.
Amazon surpasses UPS and FedEx as largest delivery company Deanna Ritchie / Last Updated: Nov 29, 2023 Amazon has now officially become the Largest Delivery Company in the United States, surpassing both UPS and FedEx regarding package volume. The Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth delivered more parcels to U.S. households in 2022 than UPS, having outpaced … Continue reading Amazon surpasses UPS and FedEx as largest delivery company
By Michael Grothaus August 29, 2023 If you placed an order for delivery through the fast food chain Panda Express’ mobile app or website between July 17, 2020 and February 16, 2022, the company may owe you compensation as a result of agreeing to settle a class action lawsuit brought against it. Here’s what … Continue reading Panda Express may owe you money—or food—if you ordered delivery on its app
McDonald’s Replaces Product Placement With Streaming Delivery Through App by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 16, 2023 Amsterdam agencies TBWA\NEBOKO and TBWA\X developed a streaming and food delivery service for McDonald’s that allows consumers to order products seen in films or television series by scanning them. The campaign, Order That Scene, reaches for the culture who … Continue reading McDonald’s Replaces Product Placement With Streaming Delivery Through App
Tesla has scheduled a Cybertruck delivery event for the third quarter, Musk says Mariella Moon @mariella_moon When Tesla held its opening party for the company’s Giga Texas factory last year, Elon Musk said that it will finally start selling the Cybertruck in 2023. Now, we can narrow down the timing for its launch … Continue reading Tesla has scheduled a Cybertruck delivery event for the third quarter, Musk says
Deep In The Holidays: Ecommerce Home Delivery Places Intense Pressure On Retailers, CPGs by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, November 9, 2022 Retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are scrambling to meet customer demand for fast home delivery of products, citing outdated supply and delivery chains, lack of order fulfillment centers near customers, and high capital … Continue reading Deep In The Holidays: Ecommerce Home Delivery Places Intense Pressure On Retailers, CPGs
By Jessica Bursztynsky November 03, 2022 On Thursday, DoorDash reported larger-than-expected revenue growth for its third quarter, showing consumer spending in the segment has held strong despite pressure from inflation and continued pandemic recovery. The delivery platform posted revenue of $1.7 billion, which is up 33% from the same quarter a … Continue reading DoorDash’s Q3 earnings show an increased appetite for delivery, despite inflation
Intrusive? Google Adds Package Tracking And Delivery In Gmail by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 2, 2022 Ahead of the holiday shopping season, Google will add in Gmail package tracking and delivery information at a glance, making searching an inbox for the shipping confirmation number and delivery information a thing of the past. The peak … Continue reading Intrusive? Google Adds Package Tracking And Delivery In Gmail
