Postmates arrives in Seattle to deliver tacos, burgers and anything else in under an hour

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Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann hears the comparisons all of the time: Isn’t his new online delivery service just another version of dot-com darling Kozmo.com? Of course, getting compared to a defunct company — especially one that disintegrated as fabulously as Kozmo — isn’t the most flattering thing. But Lehmann, who is officially launching the Postmates… Read More…

Is this Kozmo 2.0? Postmates brings its ‘Get It Now’ courier service to Seattle

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I’ve been on the tech news beat long enough that I remember the rise and, more importantly, the fall of Kozmo.com. At the time of Kozmo.com’s demise in April 2001, I wrote of the online snack, video and grocery delivery service: “Never before had a company so openly promoted our penchant for laziness.” Well, guess… Read More…

Amazon patents the milkman

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Amazon.com this week won a broad patent on technology that lets customers schedule product deliveries to their doorsteps or mailboxes on a recurring basis, without needing to submit a new order every time. The patent filing says this approach will be particularly useful to overcome “the challenges presented by the delivery of perishable goods or… Read More…

Hey, Seattle: Amazon wants to deliver your next meal

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Some of Seattle’s hottest restaurants have partnered with Amazon Fresh to deliver everything from lobster bisque to fancy donuts to ready-to-cook chicken sandwiches — right to your doorstep. Rebekah Denn at The Seattle Times has details on the new delivery program, giving it a whirl with favorites from La Spiga and Samurai Noodle. Dubbed “Seattle Spotlight,” Denn notes… Read More…

Report: Amazon Lockers arriving at Staples stores

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Amazon.com has struck a deal to put its new locker system — which allows customers to order products online and pick them up at physical locations — in Staples stores, according to a report today by Reuters. Staples is the largest office supply retailer in the world, with more than $25 billion in annual sales and… Read More…