DoorDash Now Accepts Cash for Select Orders
With third-party delivery and digital payments among today’s norm, using cash for food deliveries seems somewhat taboo. It feels like long gone are the days of handing the driver a bill saying “keep the change.” However, despite the rise of e-commerce, paying...
Grubhub CEO Adam DeWitt Steps Down After Long Tenure
Less than two years after Amsterdam-based Just Eat Takeaway.com purchased Grubhub and appointed long-time executive Adam DeWitt as CEO, the company announced he is stepping down from his position and leaving the company at the end of April. Current SkipTheDishes CEO...
Food Rocket Ceases Operations as Ultra-fast Grocery Delivery Fizzles
Rapid grocery delivery startup Food Rocket has ceased operations, marking the latest in the ultra-fast sector to sputter out. The company stated that in spite of overall profitability, it has exhausted its funding and ran out of capital while struggling to raise...
Uber Enhances Features for Grocery Delivery Personnel
Uber has enhanced its grocery delivery features to boost and better assist its force of gig workers. Uber Eats launched “Shop and Pay” about a year ago, which allows delivery couriers to opt-in to receiving trips for retailers, to shop, check out and deliver items....
Instacart Adds Four New Tools to Enhance Digital Grocery Experience
Instacart announced a series of digital solution updates on its Instacart platform available to grocers across North America. The new features include the following: Carrot Ads expand with display ads—Grocers have the opportunity to open up new revenue streams by...
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