Starting tomorrow, Monday, October 17, Torontonians can order safe, legal cannabis and get it delivered straight to their homes thanks to a partnership between Uber Eats, a global leader in ecommerce and delivery technology, and Leafly, a leading online cannabis marketplace and information resource. Torontonians 19+ can place orders from local licensed cannabis retailers in …
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Uber is partnering with Seattle-based company Leafly to deliver cannabis in Toronto. It’s the first time cannabis delivery is available on a major third-party delivery platform. “It marks not only a new milestone for Leafly, but a huge milestone for the cannabis industry,” Dave Cotter, Leafly chief product officer, told GeekWire. Uber Eats users in Toronto …
MacRumors writer Steve Moser tweeted on Monday that DoorDash, the popular food delivery company, was considering cannabis delivery. “DoorDash is working on cannabis delivery (after verifying a customer’s age). $DASH,” Moser posted on Twitter. “DoorDash changed this image again today. Also, the attached image shows some of the cannabis-related text in DoorDash’s app which indicates DoorDash is working on cannabis pickup… …
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Waitr will no longer acquire a software firm that specializes in serving cannabis dispensary retailers, but said it will continue to pursue a “potential business relationship” with the company. The Lafayette-based delivery app’s parent company, Waitr Holdings Inc., announced in December that it had signed a non-binding letter of intent to buy Retail Innovation Labs …
Connecticut residents will eventually be able to get cannabis delivered to their homes under the state’s new recreational-use law. Delivery will initially happen through retailers once stores open, which is expected to happen later this year, and then eventually from stand-alone delivery services. Cities and towns, which can set their own marijuana rules, including prohibiting retailers and manufacturers from …
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Waitr will rebrand to ASAP later this year to emphasize the company’s involvement in delivery verticals outside of restaurants, Waitr CEO Carl Grimstad said during a presentation at the ICR 2022 Conference on Tuesday. Cannabis will be a key element of the company’s differentiation from delivery rivals. The aggregator is poised to succeed in the …
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Waitr is the fourth-largest delivery operator in the US, according to Bloomberg Second Measure. To differentiate itself from DoorDash, Waitr is leaning into the $38 billion cannabis industry. Waitr is buying cannabis-focused software firms that work with hundreds of dispensaries. When Carl Grimstad took over as CEO of the struggling food-delivery company Waitr in early 2020, he …
Dive Brief: Waitr has announced its intention to acquire Cova, a cannabis dispensary point-of-sale company, for $90 million. In a statement, Waitr CEO Carl Grimstad said transactions on the Cova platform could reach approximately $2.3 billion. This isn’t Waitr’s first play in the cannabis space. In March, the company announced a partnership with Flow Payments to create a compliant …
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Waitr is set to acquire a cannabis dispensary compliance and point of sale company, adding to a growing pot-payments empire for the company. The Louisiana-based food and grocery delivery company is also changing its name as part of a $4.7 million legal settlement with California-based Waiter.com. Waitr signed a letter of intent to acquire Retail …
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Uber is partnering with a cannabis retailer in Canada to allow cannabis purchases via its Uber Eats food delivery platform. The arrangement does not include delivery of weed orders, however, but makes it possible for users in Ontario to order products from Tokyo Smoke in a dedicated section on the Uber Eats app. For customers in Ontario, …
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