Online Grocery Delivery Surged in April
Online grocery sales in the U.S. grew by 37 percent in April, to a total of $5.3 billion, according to research from Brick Meets Click and Symphony Retail AI. The headline figure is a 33 percent increase in the total number of online grocery orders placed in the past...
Pandemic Pushes Cousins to Add Additional Delivery Providers
Cousins Subs moved quickly and aggressively to blunt the impact of statewide lockdowns on the sandwich brand, including the fast-track addition of three more national delivery providers and leaning into drive-thru operations at the third of its restaurants with...
Report Shows Restaurant Delivery Surging 24 Percent
A new report from research firm Second Measure shows growth for the overall U.S. restaurant delivery scene, with sales at national third-party delivery providers growing a collective 24 percent compared to the same period a year earlier. In addition, statewide locks...
Instacart Hiring 250,000 Additional Shoppers
To cope with the rapid surge of online grocery orders, Instacart is planning to hire an additional 250,000 full-service shoppers over the next two months for grocery delivery and pickup operations in North America. The massive hiring push is part of a number of...
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