DoorDash is adding Staples to its marketplace in time for the back-to-school season, the company announced on Monday. The announcement is part of DoorDash’s ongoing efforts to expand into new retail categories. With this new partnership, nearly 1,000 Staples U.S. locations are now available on the app. “Staples’ wide selection of pencils, crayons, glue, scissors, binders, lunch boxes, …
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According to a new report from Axios, Amazon wants to partner with small businesses, such as bodegas and IT shops, so that they can become delivery partners. The company pays a small fee to small retailers for each package they deliver. With this program, Amazon wants to expand its last-mile delivery network and find new partners …
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This past Mother’s Day was a notable milestone for DoorDash, as flower shipments helped the largest U.S.-based delivery provider set a record for the most non-restaurant orders within a single day. A year after launching flower deliveries on the platform, DoorDash said it has delivered more than 1.2 million orders from flower shops to date. …
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Convenience store chain Wawa partnered with the ezCater platform to expand its catering program./Photo courtesy of Wawa. Restaurants are about to get more competition for a share of office catering dollars. Convenience store chain Wawa announced it’s teaming up with ezCater to expand its presence in corporate catering. All 1,000 of the c-store’s locations launched …
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DoorDash is adding three new retail partners and updating its shopping features, the company announced on Thursday. Starting today, users can start placing orders for items at Lush Cosmetics, Victoria’s Secret and Party City. The announcement is part of DoorDash’s ongoing efforts to expand into new retail categories. The new partners join DoorDash’s current retail …
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Dive Brief: See how leading brands create customizable rules that automate campaign budgets based on stock levels, suppressed products, reviews, Buy Box ownership and more.Get the List Dive Insight: DoorDash’s work with Blue Apron is similar to the efforts close competitor Instacart has made in recent years to add direct-to-consumer and meal kit companies like Quicklly, Sunbasket and …
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Rapid grocery delivery startup Food Rocket has ceased operations, marking the latest in the ultra-fast sector to sputter out. The company stated that in spite of overall profitability, it has exhausted its funding and ran out of capital while struggling to raise additional funding. It adds that the recent downturn in capital markets made it …
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The Kroger Co. has tapped restaurant digital hospitality platform provider Olo Inc. to help manage third-party online delivery orders. In announcing its fiscal 2022 results this week, New York-based Olo said Kroger has deployed the Olo Rails module to about 1,600 locations to bring sushi and floral delivery to customers nationwide. News of the rollout …
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As one of Uber Eats’ best markets globally, Australia is leading the way as the brand evolves beyond food delivery into “almost, almost anything”. The Drum speaks to Uber Eats’ ANZ director of marketing Andy Morley, Uber Eats senior marketing manager and brand lead Channa Goonasekara, and Special Group APAC head of strategy, Celia Garforth …
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DoorDash is launching a new “Package Pickup” offering that lets users request a delivery person to pick up their prepaid package from their home and drop it off at a UPS, FedEx or USPS location. The company began piloting this feature in March 2022 as part of a small beta test and is now officially rolling it out. For …
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