Coffee lovers could get their daily java jolts delivered in the near future, thanks in part to a new effort that Starbucks announced today. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced that… Read More
Deliv, a startup that partners with shopping mall retailers to offer a same-day delivery service, has launched in Seattle. The company, which also today expanded to Houston, Northern New Jersey and… Read More
Amazon and Google may have received all the attention so far with their drone delivery plans, but it’s actually a long-standing traditional logistics company that is shipping goods via unmanned aircraft right… Read More
Instacart has struck a formal partnership with Whole Foods Market, one which will allow for grocery delivery in less than an hour and allow customers to pick-up orders directly at… Read More
Amazon is expanding its same-day delivery service in six metros, including New York City and Washington D.C. The company announced the expansion Tuesday evening, noting that customers in the Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis and… Read More
Amazon Fresh continues its expansion across the West Coast, announcing today that it is opening its grocery delivery service in San Diego. With the new service now available in San… Read More
Back in 2011, when Scott Stanford and Shervin Pishevar led separate investments in Uber’s $37 million Series B round back in 2011, fellow investors and other friends scoffed. “Why are you… Read More
Amazon already delivers groceries. Now, the Seattle giant is quietly moving into the takeout business. Amazon is launching a food takeout service as part of Amazon Local beginning in Seattle… Read More
Amazon’s experimental drone delivery project has not been grounded by new rules set forth by the FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration released a document on Monday, which was easily misinterpreted as… Read More
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 Payne, an SVP and head of eBay North America, in an… Read More
Amazon is now letting customers return purchased items through its Amazon Lockers — a new feature of the large delivery lockers that have been installed in locations around North America… Read More
Amazon.com is investigating the possibility of delivering packages by aerial drones. But, for now, it is sticking to city streets. The online retailing powerhouse has received an option to take… Read More
On his most recent trip to Iran, Houman Pournasseh needed a quick and easy way to get prescription cancer drugs to a friend. He found a delivery service for a… Read More
Waiting for a new gadget you purchased online can be a frustrating experience. But a bit of thumb-twiddling is usually the price to pay for online selection. For Verizon customers… Read More
It looks like eBay isn’t too concerned about its competitor’s audacious plans to have fleets of aerial drones delivering products to customers’ doorsteps. During an interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang today,… Read More
Good news for those ordering with eBay’s same-day delivery service: There will be no shipping costs through Christmas Eve. eBay announced today that eBay Now will offer free shipping through Dec.… Read More
Terry Drayton has seen plenty of ups and downs throughout his startup career. High-flying HomeGrocer.com cratered during the dot-com bust, and then a subsequent venture, Count Me In, was forced… Read More
Looking to accelerate its dominance in online retail with a combination of speed and convenience, Amazon.com announced that it will begin delivery of packages on Sunday, working in conjunction with… Read More
Starting today, if you like the look of a restaurant on Yelp, you’ll be able to order food and get it delivered right to your door without even leaving the… Read More
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… Read More
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,… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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,… Read More