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Last-mile delivery
Delivery sweetening the pot for recreational cannabis businesses
Direct-to-consumer cannabis is slowly but surely making its way outside of California.
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AxleHire brings its last-mile delivery service to Chicago area
Last-mile delivery firm AxleHire has added a sortation center in Chicago, where it will start making deliveries using its expanding transportation network.
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Uber to acquire remaining share of on-demand grocer Cornershop
Uber will acquire the remaining 47% of on-demand grocer Cornershop that it doesn’t already own, the company said in an SEC filing.
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Advertising platform Skai reaches deal with Gopuff
Gopuff users will now be delivered advertising through Skai, an ad platform for retailers.
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15-minute grocery delivery is real – and in New York, it’s free
JOKR launches in New York City Thursday with the promise of 15-minute grocery delivery.
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DroneWaves: ‘Deliver within minutes, not hours’
“It’s about speed, convenience and also being greener,” says Chris Jarvis, chief logistics officer at GoFor.
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On-demand delivery: ‘What Amazon started, COVID finished’
“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…
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Instacart data dive finds changing grocery habits
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…
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Last-mile construction materials provider Curri lands $6M funding round
Curri, a technology company that specializes in last-mile services for the construction industry, has secured a $6 million Series A funding round.
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Consumer demands are changing — retailers and delivery partners need to listen
As consumers become accustomed to same-day delivery, retailers and their delivery partners are facing increased pressure to improve the overall experience.
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