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Hey, procrastinators: Here are the Christmas deadlines for ordering gifts on Amazon

Good news for procrastinators — Amazon.com is extending its Christmas ordering deadlines. The Seattle online giant announced today that customers… Read More

Mystery solved! Amazon delivers giant boxes of toys to charities around the U.S.

The mysterious giant Amazon boxes that have been popping up around the U.S. are mysteries no more: the Seattle-based retail… Read More

Tough to swallow: Longtime Amazon Fresh customers leaving over new $299/year subscription

Some people drive to the store for groceries. Margue Hunt logs in to Amazon Fresh. A tech and retail industry… Read More

‘Uber for pot’ startups support Seattle police cracking down on illegal marijuana delivery services

Do a quick Craigslist search for “marijuana delivery” in Seattle and you’ll have a hard time not finding yourself some… Read More

Amazon reportedly testing one-hour bike delivery program in NYC

First drones, now bicycles. The Wall Street Journal reports this afternoon that Amazon is testing a bike courier delivery program… Read More

We used Amazon for lunch delivery, and here’s what happened

Amazon.com already helped us order lunch in July, but back then, we were forced to pick up our food at the local BBQ… Read More

Amazon will have to share Sunday delivery with competitors this holiday

The Postal Service will start delivering packages for all retailers on Sundays starting Nov. 17, exactly a year after it announced a… Read More

Amazon explores use of taxis for speedy package delivery

Amazon has partnered with the taxi-hailing app Flywheel to test package delivery in some markets. Amazon conducted tests this fall in… Read More

Starbucks to deliver food and coffee in 2015: Howard Schultz calls it ‘e-commerce on steroids’

Coffee lovers could get their daily java jolts delivered in the near future, thanks in part to a new effort… Read More

Deliv launches same-day delivery service in Seattle, partners with mall retailers

Deliv, a startup that partners with shopping mall retailers to offer a same-day delivery service, has launched in Seattle. The… Read More

DHL beats Amazon, Google with first drone deliveries

Amazon and Google may have received all the attention so far with their drone delivery plans, but it’s actually a long-standing… Read More

Instacart inks deal with Whole Foods for in-store pick-up, speedier grocery delivery

Instacart has struck a formal partnership with Whole Foods Market, one which will allow for grocery delivery in less than… Read More

Amazon expands same-day delivery service in NYC, DC, Dallas and 3 other cities

Amazon is expanding its same-day delivery service in six metros, including New York City and Washington D.C. The company announced the expansion… Read More

Amazon Fresh expands grocery delivery to San Diego

Amazon Fresh continues its expansion across the West Coast, announcing today that it is opening its grocery delivery service in… Read More

A tasty trend or a bubble? Why investors and entrepreneurs are so bullish on food delivery

Back in 2011, when Scott Stanford and Shervin Pishevar led separate investments in Uber’s $37 million Series B round back… Read More

Dinner at your door: Amazon launches food takeout service

Amazon already delivers groceries. Now, the Seattle giant is quietly moving into the takeout business. Amazon is launching a food… Read More

Amazon’s drones still on track for take-off despite new FAA guidelines

Amazon’s experimental drone delivery project has not been grounded by new rules set forth by the FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration… Read More

eBay scales back same-day delivery plans, but denies report that it’s giving up

eBay is drastically scaling back its plans for same-day delivery, but says rumors that the service is shutting down are completely false. “It’s just not true,” said Christopher… Read More

Amazon enables returns through delivery lockers

Amazon is now letting customers return purchased items through its Amazon Lockers — a new feature of the large delivery… Read More

Amazon.com takes option in Yodel, eyeing parcel delivery push in U.K.

Amazon.com is investigating the possibility of delivering packages by aerial drones. But, for now, it is sticking to city streets.… Read More

Meet RingARush: A startup using everyday drivers to deliver anything to anyone

On his most recent trip to Iran, Houman Pournasseh needed a quick and easy way to get prescription cancer drugs… Read More

Speedy delivery! Verizon customers in Seattle can now get phones the same day they order them

Waiting for a new gadget you purchased online can be a frustrating experience. But a bit of thumb-twiddling is usually… Read More

eBay CEO on Amazon’s drones: ‘We’re not focused on long-term fantasies’

It looks like eBay isn’t too concerned about its competitor’s audacious plans to have fleets of aerial drones delivering products to… Read More

eBay’s same-day delivery service offering free shipping through Christmas Eve

Good news for those ordering with eBay’s same-day delivery service: There will be no shipping costs through Christmas Eve. eBay… Read More

HomeGrocer founder Terry Drayton’s new startup aims to be ‘the Uber of storage’

Terry Drayton has seen plenty of ups and downs throughout his startup career. High-flying HomeGrocer.com cratered during the dot-com bust,… Read More

Amazon to begin Sunday delivery, partnering with the Postal Service

Looking to accelerate its dominance in online retail with a combination of speed and convenience, Amazon.com announced that it will… Read More

Yep, now Yelp is getting into the food delivery business

Starting today, if you like the look of a restaurant on Yelp, you’ll be able to order food and get… Read More

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

Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann hears the comparisons all of the time: Isn’t his new online delivery service just another version… Read More

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

I’ve been on the tech news beat long enough that I remember the rise and, more importantly, the fall of… Read More

Amazon patents the milkman

Amazon.com this week won a broad patent on technology that lets customers schedule product deliveries to their doorsteps or mailboxes… Read More