Industry Keyword: Delivery

Food delivery company Deliveroo said the gross transaction value (GTV) of orders on its platform rose 36% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, resulting in it hitting the top of its guidance range with a...

Walmart has said it plans to hire more than 3,000 US delivery drivers and build out a fleet of all-electric delivery vans to support its "in-home" grocery delivery service, its latest investment in its...

Deliveroo has seen a "really encouraging" response to its Deliveroo Hop dark-store rapid grocery trial, and said it would explore more partnerships with retailers using the model. Deliveroo said in September it was working with...

Uber has reported its first profitable quarter on an adjusted basis since it launched more than a decade ago with its two most important segments, ride-hailing and restaurant delivery, both turning the corner. Company executives...

Delivery app Rappi has said it had not yet taken any action regarding an initial public offering, after media quoted its co-founder saying it would prepare listing paperwork in the first half of 2022. Rappi...

Wing has said that Walgreens will use its new drones to make deliveries from a store in Texas, in the first use of such vehicles in a major US metro area. The Alphabet Inc subsidiary...

UK food delivery company Deliveroo has said that it plans to sell around GBP 1 billion (approximately $1.39 billion) of new shares in its upcoming initial public offering. The company, which is backed by Amazon.com,...

Amazon has revealed plans to install video cameras utilising AI technology in delivery vans, a move that the online marketplace says would improve safety of both drivers and the customers they deliver goods to. The...

Uber Eats' South African unit has expanded its delivery offerings, launching an app-based over-the-counter medicines service as it seeks to claw market share in the fast-growing online shopping sector in Africa's most industrialised economy. Uber...

DoorDash, the largest American third-party delivery company for restaurants has launched a new grocery service, entering a crowded marketplace dominated by Instacart and Amazon Fresh. Grocery delivery on DoorDash's program will start with Meijer, among...

Uber's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has spent much of his career deftly negotiating acquisitions. Yet his $6.5 billion all-stock bid for Grubhub Inc ended with the food delivery company being acquired by European rival Just...

Since September 2019, investors have pumped at least $6 billion into more than two dozen start-ups that are automating delivery of goods and food, from heavy trucks to sidewalk robots and drones. Below is a...