In October, Uber’s CEO mentioned grocery delivery as a possible area of expansion during a talk at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit 2018. In theory, Uber is well positioned for this – its Uber Eats business is strong, and it has a huge number of drivers and cars, with capacity [...]
Ridesharing company Uber is considering getting back into the grocery delivery game. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that due to the company’s success in the delivery of food, which reached $6 billion in bookings earlier this year, it makes sense to take another look at the grocery market. “With Eats, we’re [...]
Walmart Inc’s online grocery delivery partnerships with ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft have ended, according to two sources, a potential setback for the retailer’s ambitions to challenge Amazon.com Inc head-on with speedy delivery of groceries to people’s homes. The end of the Walmart partnerships, which has not been previously reported [...]
Walmart is expanding a test of its grocery delivery service, powered by Uber, the company announced this week. The retailer is now offering grocery delivery in two new markets — Dallas and Orlando — which join Tampa and Phoenix as locations where consumers can shop online for grocery items, then opt to [...]
Walmart is expanding its grocery business and going after online retailer Amazon in the process. The retail giant announced Friday that it will be partnering with ride-hailing services Uber, Lyft and delivery startup Deliv to test same-day grocery deliveries. Walmart has been expanding its online grocery business in recent years, letting customers order online [...]
Instacart, the online grocery delivery service and one of the rising stars of Silicon Valley’s on-demand economy, is converting a large part of its contractor workforce into part-time employees. Instacart says it will make the change starting June 22 for staff members in Boston and Chicago, with more cities coming later. The shift comes [...]
Uber doubled down on its Washington, D.C. based grocery delivery service, expanding the number of products available to shoppers in the nation’s capital just in time for the holidays. It’s a move that puts the transportation startup on a collision course with Amazon Fresh and other players in the grocery delivery market. [...]