Walmart and DroneUp continued to expand their drone delivery footprint this week with launches in three new states.
Building on partnerships with Motional, Serve Robotics and Nuro, Uber Eats announced a collaboration with self-driving vehicle maker Cartken.
Launching in California this week, Xpede looks to shake up the app-based delivery game with an unorthodox selection.
Cenntro introduced its Logistar 260 and Logistar 100 commercial EVs at IAA Transportation 2022 in Hannover, Germany.
The Uber Eats update lets customers order groceries even when stores are closed and provides real-time order tracking.
Dispatch, a last-mile, e-commerce delivery platform, has expanded to California and New York, giving it a presence in 57 U.S. cities.
The third-party food delivery platform is the latest to make a move in the burgeoning grocery delivery space.
Ride-hailing snack company Robomart will start delivering ice cream on demand this summer through a partnership with Unilever.
Retail customers looking for same-day delivery are willing to pay more for the service, a new survey has found.
Perhaps no single segment of the supply chain was more affected by the COVID pandemic than last-mile delivery. The final mile has undergone an evolution as e-commerce and faster delivery demands take hold.
The new partnership will offer on-demand, same-day delivery of home goods, electronics, beauty and personal care products.
Sudshare wants to be the Uber for laundry
DoorDash made a pair of big announcements late this week, upgrading its Self-Delivery service and adding same-day delivery from Dollar General.
Bed Bath & Beyond continues its e-commerce evolution, making its home and baby product lines available for on-demand delivery through the Uber Eats app.
The tech-focused online seller is bringing same-day services across Southern California, reaching the state’s five largest counties.
Direct-to-consumer cannabis is slowly but surely making its way outside of California.
Bringg and GoFor join forces to expand delivery capacity, coverage and customer satisfaction.
Last-mile delivery firm AxleHire has added a sortation center in Chicago, where it will start making deliveries using its expanding transportation network.
Uber will acquire the remaining 47% of on-demand grocer Cornershop that it doesn’t already own, the company said in an SEC filing.
Gopuff users will now be delivered advertising through Skai, an ad platform for retailers.
JOKR launches in New York City Thursday with the promise of 15-minute grocery delivery.
“It’s about speed, convenience and also being greener,” says Chris Jarvis, chief logistics officer at GoFor.
“On-the-way” delivery service Roadie saw growth exceed 4x in 2020 as retailers shifted to same-day delivery of online orders, and founder and CEO Marc Gorlin says there is no going back for the retail industry.
Instacart did an analysis of its platform’s users and found some surprises regarding how many people and who exactly was shopping for groceries online in 2020.
Curri, a technology company that specializes in last-mile services for the construction industry, has secured a $6 million Series A funding round.
As consumers become accustomed to same-day delivery, retailers and their delivery partners are facing increased pressure to improve the overall experience.
U.K. delivery company Deliveroo has set its IPO price range, giving the Amazon-backed company a nearly $12 billion valuation.
Amazon-backed Deliveroo announces plans to go public less than a year after British regulators questioned the viability of the business.
As Amazon continues to dominate e-commerce, major retailers are stepping up their investments hoping to benefit from shifting consumer demands.
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator and the city of Santa Monica have launched what they said is the first Zero Emissions Delivery Zone in the nation for electric and other non-petroleum-powered vehicles.
Just weeks after a U.K. court ruled that Uber drivers are essentially employees, a new push is on in Canada to unionize gig workers.
With large players like Amazon adopting electric vehicles, pressure will start building on smaller fleets and owner-operators to adopt them as well, and that will require companies like GoFor Industries to provide support and all-in-one packages.
As more packages and groceries are being shipped to consumers’ front doors, the demand for systems that can secure and maintain the freshness of items is growing.
Investments in its Eats and Delivery platforms have Uber on a path toward profitability as its Rides business recovers post-pandemic.
FreightWaves has announced the launch of Modern Shipper. The editorial brand will provide news and information about e-commerce, the gig economy and the important roles each plays in the supply chain.
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.
A St. Louis restaurant is alleging that DoorDash purposely drove customers away from its location and to other area restaurants that used its services.
American Tire Distributors will utilize on-demand delivery platform OneRail to manage its replacement tire delivery program
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