The gig economy grew at a 33% rate in 2020 as more workers looked for flexible work schedules and ways to supplement, or even replace, lost income during the pandemic.
A new organization in New Jersey backed by app-based companies and community leaders is working to ensure gig workers can maintain their flexible and independent employment status.
E-commerce sales for alcohol are outpacing overall online sales, and Uber is betting that will continue post-pandemic, paying $1.1 billion for on-demand delivery company Drizly.
Amazon announces a leadership shift as it crushes fourth-quarter 2020 estimates and reports $125 billion in revenue.
Scott Ruffin’s company is poised to exploit weaknesses in legacy delivery networks to take B2C share.
Uber will acquire Drizly, an on-demand alcohol marketplace, for $1.1 billion in cash and stocks.
SamCart, an D2C e-commerce platform, has closed a $10 million Series A round of funding, led by TTV Capital.
Social Auto Transport aims to connect the gig economy with car dealers to help improve the customer service experience.
Bringg is now offering its retail customers the ability to leverage Uber’s vast driver fleet to help fulfill e-commerce orders.
German drone manufacturer Wingcopter has raised $22 million, with plans to expand health care-related delivery programs and build a U.S. facility.
Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce chief, Marc Lore, departs with the company well positioned, but with a mixed bag of results.
Instacart is cutting approximately 1,800 in-store shoppers nationwide as it moves to a technology-focused “Partner Pick” model.
A St. Louis restaurant is alleging that DoorDash purposely drove customers away from its location and to other area restaurants that used its services.
As global e-commerce soars, businesses are looking for solutions that enable seamless payment options designed for local markets. Payments technology firm PPRO just raised $180 million to help design local payment solutions.
Pitney Bowes’ Jason Dies said SMBs need not be sitting ducks for higher parcel-shipping expenses.
The levy will apply to customers tendering 30,000 weekly parcels from Jan. 4 to Jan. 31.
The California Supreme Court rules the ABC test can be a factor in new and old worker classification litigation. If AB5 is lifted in California, it will add to the growing role for the B prong in the state’s trucking sector
As retailers faced a decline in customers during COVID-19 lockdowns, many turned to scanning applications to help meet a surge in online orders.
More people did their holiday shopping online, driving up global e-commerce transactions 24% in December compared to 2019, according to new data.
The growing e-commerce and shop-at-home categories are opening up new expansion opportunities for fulfillment companies like Amware Fulfillment.
