DoorDash Begins Package Pickup for Retail Returns
DoorDash can now be used to help customers return retail packages through major carriers including UPS, FedEx and USPS. Just in time for the post-holiday returns rush, Dashers can collect packages at home and drop them off at nearby shipping facilities, easing an...
FDA Offers Third-Party Delivery Food Safety Guidance
As consumers increasingly order food from various online retailers, including grocery, meal-kit subscription services, ghost kitchens and third-party delivery, a new federal document offers safety delivery recommendations for companies to consider. The U.S. Food and...
EatStreet Driving Toward ‘Possible Bankruptcy’
According to local news reports, EatStreet, a Madison, Wisconsin-based third-party restaurant delivery provider, is reportedly edging toward bankruptcy or liquidation in the wake of a $1.2 million settlement of a lawsuit brought by workers. After several years of...
Nextbite, Vroom Partner on Convenience Store Delivery
Vroom Delivery, a full-stack e-commerce platform for convenience stores, has partnered with Nextbite’s Ordermark to enable C-stores to easily add delivery to their repertoire. Ordermark is an online ordering/delivery management platform enabling restaurants,...
Instant Grocery Delivery Getir Acquires Competitor Gorillas
Rapid-grocery delivery startup Getir has acquired rival Gorillas in a transaction reportedly valued at $1.2 billion. Serkan Borancili, who co-founded Getir in 2015, shared the price tag on Twitter and said the combined company was now stronger. The deal price is...
Outstanding Operators
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