Another 15-minute grocery delivery app bites the dust. Fridge No More, which was supported partially by Russian investors and offered rapid deliveries in New York City and Boston, abruptly sent its 600 employees home Wednesday evening and stopped accepting orders. The shutdown was due to a lack of funding and potentially related to US sanctions …
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(Bloomberg) — Rapid grocery delivery startup Fridge No More permanently shut down its operations on Thursday after talks with DoorDash Inc. to buy some of its business fell through. New York-based Fridge No More had been in discussions with DoorDash on a deal to offload its warehouses after the startup failed to secure funding …
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Grubhub is launching a new rapid delivery service, joining rival DoorDash Inc. in the competitive race to get products to people’s doors in record time. The Just Eat Takeaway.com NV subsidiary is teaming up with quick commerce startup Buyk to offer grocery and convenience items as well as Buyk’s private label products from Grubhub’s marketplace with delivery promised in …
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Dive Brief: Grubhub is partnering with ultrafast delivery startup Buyk to offer consumers in New York City and Chicago access to a range of grocery and convenience items stocked by Buyk in 15 minutes or less, the companies announced in a joint press release on Wednesday. Buyk will manage order fulfillment and delivery under the partnership, which …
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