by Arthur Robert | Nov 18, 2021 | Finance, News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Consolidation continues in the delivery sector. DoorDash announced it has agreed to acquire Wolt (pronounced “volt”), a Helsinki-based delivery firm in an all-stock transaction that values the company at approximately $8.1 billion. If the proposed merger goes through,...
by Arthur Robert | Oct 21, 2021 | Finance, News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Gorillas, the German delivery startup promising groceries in ten minutes or less, announced it closed its Series C funding round on Tuesday. The company raised “close to” $1 billion at a valuation of $2.1 billion. The news comes just seven months after the company...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 14, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash announced a $1 million restaurant disaster relief fund and new advertising tools to help restaurants reach new customers through self-serve Sponsored Listings. Both were unveiled during the delivery provider’s annual Main Street Strong Restaurant Conference....
by Arthur Robert | Oct 7, 2021 | Best Practices, News, Third-Party Delivery
Like restaurants, grocers are struggling to find a happy medium with third-party delivery providers as more of the North American grocery market moves online. While grocery stores encourage more profitable native ordering and customer pickup, new entrants are testing...
by Tom Kaiser | Sep 29, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash is getting boozier with news that customers in 20 states and the District of Columbia—as well as users in Canada and Australia—can now order wine, beer or spirits for on-demand delivery or pickup from thousands of restaurants, grocery stores and retailers....