by Tom Kaiser | Apr 26, 2023 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Uber has ended its Nationwide Shipping program, effective on April 30th, shuttering its short-lived Goldbelly competitor that allowed restaurants and merchants to send packaged goods through the mail to all U.S. states except Alaska and Hawaii. In late February, Uber...
by Tom Kaiser | Jan 5, 2023 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
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...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 9, 2022 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Taking a page from Goldbelly, the marketplace sending gourmet food across the country, Uber has launched a nationwide shipping program to get consumers across the country whatever they’re craving, whether it comes from NYC, Miami or LA, with more cities coming soon....
by Tom Kaiser | Jan 6, 2022 | Briefs, News
General Motors was one of many automakers using this year’s Consumer Electronics Show to debut new electric vehicles. On the delivery side, GM’s BrightDrop last-mile delivery division showed off its fleet of electric delivery vans, and announced huge reservations from...
by fodnews | Mar 6, 2019 | Automation, News, Research, Top Stories
Delivery logistics giant FedEx announced what it calls the SameDay Bot, an autonomous delivery robot aimed at retailers wanting to make same-day and last-mile deliveries. With the bot, which resembles a trash compactor-Opportunity rover hybrid, retailers can accept...