by Tom Kaiser | Jul 25, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann spoke last week at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado, where he dismissed rumors that the fourth-largest U.S.-based delivery brand was preparing to be sold to DoorDash, Uber or Walmart rather than pursuing a...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 25, 2019 | Research, Third-Party Delivery
There are plenty of reports showing national market share among U.S. delivery providers, but the industry is highly fragmented with some providers far outperforming others in the largest American cities. Grubhub has NYC on lockdown, while DoorDash leads in San...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 25, 2019 | Best Practices, Research
Point-of-sale integration has spawned a whole industry of technology brands looking to ease operations for restaurants diving deeper into delivery with multiple providers. Vishal Agarwal, the founder and CEO of ItsaCheckmate, sees room for all the players in this...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 25, 2019 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Starbucks announced plans to deliver directly to consumers all across the U.S. through a new partnership with Uber Eats. Starting in early 2020, the Seattle-based coffee purveyor aims to expand beyond an initial 11-city rollout that demonstrated successful “operation...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 25, 2019 | Briefs, News
Postmates added a high-profile executive from Google to its board of directors. Kristin Reinke, vice president of finance at Google, joins as an independent director and is now part of a leadership group including Postmates’ founders and long-term investors. “As...