Tag: Delivery Services
You Can Be Both Dull and Innovative
Many of us are intrigued by wonders that scream “THE FUTURE” like flying cars. But sometimes the best…
Where Are the Delivery Drones?
Jeff Bezos said Amazon drones would be bringing toothpaste and cat food to Americans’ homes within four or…
The Next Battleground for Gig Worker Labor Laws: Massachusetts
Less than two years after a fierce election fight in California, gig companies like Uber and Lyft are…
Instacart Takes a Big Step Toward a Public Offering
Instacart, the grocery delivery company, said on Wednesday that it will test the waters for a public offering,…
Good Products and Bad Businesses
Over the past 15 years, clever digital ideas have captured imaginations, transformed habits and reshaped industries and economies.It…
Instacart’s Pandemic Boom Is Fading
Mr. Mehta told each company that he was talking to one of its biggest competitors, so it had…
China’s Covid Lockdowns Stir Memories of a Planned Economy
Yang Wenhui should be a proud example of China’s rise from economic rubble to global powerhouse.Growing up poor,…
Gopuff Buys Time for Its 30-Minutes-or-Less Delivery Promise
“Once you can execute, and obviously that’s hard, it wins in the long term,” he said.Gopuff added that…
What’s the Future of Online Grocery Shopping?
The conventional wisdom has been that the pandemic will spark a widespread and permanent shift in American habits…
House Committee Investigating Amazon Labor Practices
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has opened an investigation into Amazon’s labor practices during severe weather…
Instacart Cuts Its Valuation by 38 Percent, Citing ‘Turbulence’
Instacart, the grocery delivery start-up, said on Thursday that it was slashing its valuation to about $24 billion…
Competing for Streets and Sidewalks
Almost as soon as technologists invented robots to haul groceries or burritos to people’s doors, the arguments over…