Do you want a side of socials with your fast food? Spain’s Glovo, a food delivery and quick commerce service where the bulk of orders are for ready-to-eat food, is experimenting with adding a bundle of social features to drive more in-app activity. It’s also letting restaurant partners upload food preparation videos to spice up […]
Amazon Pharmacy to expand its same-day delivery service to 20 more US cities
Amazon Pharmacy is expanding its same-day delivery service to 20 more U.S. cities next year, the company announced on Wednesday. Amazon says the expansion will more than double the number of cities where customers can get same-day delivery of their medications. As part of the expansion, Amazon is opening up new pharmacies that will include […]
Popular Idol Admits To Working As A Delivery Driver And Getting Into Shocking Debt After Group Disbanded
A former Japanese idol from the 2000s recently confessed to being in deep financial trouble, shocking netizens across Japan and beyond. | Hello! Project Otani Masae, now 42 years old, was part of a popular girl group from the 2000s called Melon Kinenbi. The four-member girl group was beloved by many people in Japan—they were […]
Kiwibot acquires an ad startup to turn its delivery robots into mobile billboards
From the standpoint of any advertising executive, Kiwibot has left a lot of money on the table since its robots began making food deliveries on the UC Berkeley campus back in 2017. After all, the semi-autonomous wheeled systems tend to traverse high-traffic areas. In 2024, they can still draw a crowd of curious onlookers. However you […]
Myntra bets on 4-hour delivery amid India’s quick commerce boom
Myntra, India’s largest fashion e-commerce platform, is trialling a four-hour delivery service in four Indian cities, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, a dramatic acceleration from its standard 2-3 day delivery timeframe as the surge of quick commerce reshapes consumer behavior. The Flipkart Group-owned firm is piloting the fast-tracked delivery service in cities […]