Seattle adopts hazard pay for food delivery drivers during the pandemic The Seattle City Council unanimously approved legislation Monday that requires food delivery companies to pay drivers $2.50 per delivery on… Read More
Instacart threatens to pull out of Seattle if new hazard pay law passes Instacart said it may not be able to continue operating in Seattle if a law requiring hazard pay for delivery… Read More
Amazon reportedly in advanced talks to acquire autonomous vehicle startup Zoox Amazon is in advanced talks to buy the self-driving vehicle startup Zoox Inc., according to the Wall Street Journal. The… Read More
Trump: Postal Service must raise prices on Amazon or ‘I’m not signing anything’ for USPS aid President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he wouldn’t authorize coronavirus relief funds to the U.S. Postal Service unless it… Read More
Seattle caps fees that delivery companies charge restaurants at 15% to ease financial duress Seattle is capping the fees that services like UberEats charge restaurants at 15% in an effort to mitigate the financial… Read More
On-demand laundry startup Loopie launches Shippie, a delivery service born out of lockdown Loopie launched two years ago as way to connect people who don’t want to do their own laundry with people… Read More
As local farmers embrace technology, coronavirus crisis could change our relationship to food forever Alex Johnstone and David Rothstein dreamed of changing the world through food. They started with pastries. Then the coronavirus hit.… Read More
Here’s what Amazon is doing to increase capacity for surging online grocery demand orders Amazon is putting new online grocery customers on a waitlist and is reducing hours at some physical Whole Foods stores… Read More
Amazon starts temperature screening amid outcry over warehouse worker exposure to COVID-19 Amazon will begin screening employee temperatures at warehouses in New York and Seattle this week amid growing unrest about workers’… Read More
Amazon delivery infrastructure strained as COVID-19 outbreak sparks surge in online shopping With thousands of Americans telecommuting and self-isolating to slow the spread of COVID-19, Amazon’s Prime and Fresh delivery services are… Read More
Amazon stops working with several small delivery contractors, forcing companies to lay off hundreds Amazon is ending relationships with a number of small delivery contractors across the U.S., forcing companies to lay off hundreds… Read More
By land and by air, Amazon delivery hardware takes on a new look in truck and plane photos Amazon vans zipping around neighborhoods making holiday deliveries aren’t the only relatively new transportation hardware that the tech giant has… Read More
Amazon is delivering half of its own packages, reducing reliance on third-parties, analysts find Amazon is coming for couriers. The Seattle tech giant is now delivering 50 percent of packages itself, according to Morgan… Read More
Analyst: Amazon’s new 1-day shipping initiative will increase sales by up to $24B, drive stock to $2,600 Amazon’s ambitious plan to offer one-day delivery for Prime members is already costing more than expected. But at least one… Read More
Amazon’s big bet on 1-day delivery is costing more than expected and cutting into profits Turns out that trying to promise 1-day delivery to tens of millions of customers costs a lot of money. Amazon… Read More
Amazon partners with retailers for new Counter package pickup service, starting with Rite-Aid Amazon is teaming up with national drugstore Rite Aid as part of a new package pickup service that further expands… Read More
Amazon Air cargo network adding 15 more planes, with fleet expected to hit 70 by 2021 Amazon is adding more airplanes to its fleet to further bolster its efforts to provide speedy delivery. The tech giant… Read More
Amazon to shut down its Amazon Restaurants business in the U.S. Amazon will shutter its Amazon Restaurants food delivery service in the U.S. later this month, GeekWire has learned. Amazon Restaurants… Read More
Amazon offers its employees funding to quit and start their own package delivery companies Amazon employees who quit their jobs to start their own package delivery companies will be eligible for up to $10,000… Read More
‘Airbnb for warehousing’ startup Flexe raises $43M to help online retailers take on Amazon As more consumers shop online, retailers need capacity to ship products across the country — particularly as they battle e-commerce… Read More
Washington state greenlights delivery robots on sidewalks Autonomous delivery robots will soon be allowed on Washington state’s sidewalks. On Tuesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill… Read More
Amazon and Coachella: Tech giant to place package lockers at music festival Amazon has expanded its delivery locker network to Whole Foods, 7-Eleven, Chase Bank, and other places where customers can pick… Read More
Amazon unveils in-garage package delivery service as part of new Key features If customers didn’t like the idea of letting Amazon delivery drivers inside their homes to deliver a package, perhaps they’ll… Read More
Starbucks partners with Uber Eats, will expand coffee delivery service to nearly 2,000 U.S. stores Starbucks is partnering with Uber to expand its delivery service as the coffee giant looks for new ways to reach… Read More
Trump admin’s proposed USPS package hike could push Amazon to bolster private shipping business President Donald Trump’s mission to get the United States Postal Service to extract better deals from retailers like Amazon got a… Read More
For the first time, Amazon is hiring its own drivers as seasonal employees to help deliver packages Amazon has used drivers from UPS, FedEx, USPS, third-party couriers, and other services — including its Uber-like platform Amazon Flex… Read More
UPS launches cargo e-bike delivery in Seattle, returning to bicycle courier origins a century later More than a century ago, the company now known as UPS started as a simple courier service in Seattle. A… Read More
USPS wants to raise rates for Amazon last-mile delivery 9-12% amid pressure from Trump to increase revenue The United States Postal Service plans to raise rates for the Parcel Select service used by Amazon, FedEx, and UPS… Read More
Secure in his Amazon success, Ring CEO returns to ‘Shark Tank’ and rejects pitch for a package lock Jamie Siminoff swam with the sharks who rejected him five years ago, and in his return to “Shark Tank” for… Read More
Spotted: Rare blue Amazon locker inside Chase Bank signals tech giant’s latest physical expansion Amazon is expanding its physical footprint again, this time installing delivery lockers inside Chase Bank locations. Acting on a reader… Read More
