by Tom Kaiser | Jul 1, 2021 | News, Top Stories
Like cicadas, the rapid-delivery grocery category has sprung up so quickly you’ve got to assume it’s been here all along, waiting for the ideal time to emerge from the ground. It’s easy to picture use cases where near-instant grocery delivery makes sense, but Jokr is...
by Emili Raeder | Jul 1, 2021 | News
Almost-instant grocery delivery company Gorillas is coming from across the pond to provide New Yorkers with groceries delivered in ten minutes or less. Kağan Sümer founded and launched the Berlin-based company in June 2020. Growing extensively from the start, Gorillas...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 24, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
In the latest move of third-party delivery providers muscling into grocery, DoorDash has partnered with Albertsons, one of the nation’s largest grocers, to offer grocery delivery within an hour from nearly 2,000 grocery stores across the country including Safeway,...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 3, 2021 | Automation, News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
If same-day shipping was the last, great frontier in ecommerce, getting those goods to customers within the hour or even just a half hour is becoming the next battleground for delivered groceries, convenience goods and retail items. Startups like San Francisco’s Food...
by Tom Kaiser | May 27, 2021 | News, Top Stories
Virtual Kitchen Co., a San Francisco-based company offering restaurants a network of closely located satellite kitchens to reach takeout and delivery customers with minimal upfront investment, has rebranded itself as All Day Kitchens after announcing a $20 million...