by Tom Kaiser | Apr 21, 2022 | COVID-19, News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
Using anonymized data provided by DoorDash, Instacart and Uber Eats, a new study by UC Riverside found app-based delivery services provided a $19 billion economic lifeline for California restaurants, grocers and other merchants during the height of the pandemic. While...
by Nicholas Upton | Apr 6, 2022 | News, Research, Top Stories
In a recent survey, consumers showed their varying preferences for how they utilize restaurants, delivery and digital ordering. The survey, from data and analytics firm PYMNTS, with Paytronix as a surveying partner, asked more than 1,100 consumers across the country...
by Nicholas Upton | Feb 2, 2022 | News, Research
The grocery segment is grappling with the same profitability concerns as the restaurant space as delivery continues grabbing a larger share of the pie. Consulting firm McKinsey explored the challenges and opportunities in a new report on the grocery industry, making a...
by Tom Kaiser | Jan 27, 2022 | Finance, News, Research
Deliverect, a Belgium-based delivery-to-POS integrator that’s barely five years old, just raised $150 million in a Series D funding round after hitting the milestone of 100 million orders processed. It also used the occasion to launch its Deliverect App Store, which...
by Tom Kaiser | Jan 6, 2022 | News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
Restaurant meal delivery in the U.S. hit a key milestone before the holidays, as 50 percent of American consumers have now ordered from one of the major meal delivery services, up from 44 percent a year ago, according to the latest figures from Bloomberg Second...
by Arthur Robert | Dec 8, 2021 | News, Research
Square’s 2022 Future of Restaurants report offers a glimpse into just how acute the restaurant labor shortage is. The big number: 21 percent of restaurant positions are unfilled, according to the report, while 73 percent of restaurants reported experiencing a labor...