Novel Boat Delivery ‘Skipper’ Envisions Fleet of Delivery Boats
There’s a new delivery platform in town that’s doubling every day. BoatGrub is thriving in a very hyper local market: the two square miles between Lobster Cove, Wingaersheek Beach and the Annisquam Lighthouse. If you’re unfamiliar, that’s the Ipswitch Bay side of the...
Light Shines on ‘Partnership’ in Yum Brands-Grubhub Lawsuit
A lawsuit between Yum Brands and Grubhub shows that delivery partnerships based on big enterprise contracts can be as contentious as those at an independent single unit. In short, Yum sued Grubhub after the delivery platform raised fees and pulled out of a contract...
Dark Grocery Expands, May Stick After COVID
Dark kitchens and virtual restaurants continue to expand across the country, but as the pendulum of food spending swings back toward grocery, a similar model is expanding rapidly there as well. While a dark grocery store sounds like nightmare fuel out of a zombie...
Online Grocery Continues to Accelerate, Market Share Shifts
Some new data in the grocery space showed just how explosive the growth of grocery delivery has been and which players are gobbling up market share. The big number: $6.6 billion. That’s how much people spent on online grocery sales in May 2020 alone, according to a...
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