FedEx Unveils Autonomous Delivery Bot
Delivery logistics giant FedEx announced what it calls the SameDay Bot, an autonomous delivery robot aimed at retailers wanting to make same-day and last-mile deliveries. With the bot, which resembles a trash compactor-Opportunity rover hybrid, retailers can accept...Grubhub Opens Office in Downtown Philadelphia
Grubhub solidified its presence in Philadelphia on Monday morning. Standing next to Mayor Jim Kenney, Grubhub’s CTO Maria Belousova and Chief Product Officer Sam hall ceremoniously cut the ribbon to a 15,000 square-foot office in Philadelphia’s city center. Once...
Reclusive Lovers Fuel V-Day Delivery Growth
Waitr and its newly acquired Bite Squad subsidiary both saw impressive gains in delivery orders on Valentine’s Day, with a particularly notable increase in seafood-based items and kids meals like mozzarella sticks and chicken tenders. For Waitr, the Louisiana-based...
Fleat Debuting Mobile Storefronts at FODC
Fleat Network, a Florida-based delivery logistics startup, announced it will debut its “intelligent mobile retail platform” at the upcoming Food On Demand Conference in Chicago April 1st and 2nd. The company’s StreetLogic software combines automated delivery...
Outstanding Operators
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