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France clamps down on delivery depot ‘dark stores.’ September 2022 Due to growing concerns from residents and city officials, the French government has classified “dark stores” as warehouses instead of shops. These stores are city-center depots used for instant home deliveries of food ordered over the Internet and have increased over the last two years […]
The news of Zomato hiring across 800 job roles met with mixed reactions. Some netizens criticized the company’s work culture after reading job descriptions emphasizing 24/7 availability and lack of work-life balance. Some users took to social media to express their views, calling it a “toxic” and “slavery” promoting culture. They criticized the company’s expectations […]
Bolt, a one-click checkout startup, recently laid off more employees, cutting its headcount by over half since last May. The company stated that it is focusing on the long-term success of its business and its customers and is restructuring its teams to strengthen its core products. According to The Information, CEO Maju Kuruvilla admitted that […]
Stripe eyes exit reportedly tried raising at a lower valuation The big news in fintech this week revolved around payments giant Stripe. Stripe, the payment giant, has set a deadline of 12 months to go public through a direct listing or private market transaction. The company has reportedly approached investors to raise $2 billion at […]
The Georgia state legislature is considering Senate Bill 34, which aims to standardize food delivery services in the state. The bill would require delivery services to enter into a contract with the restaurant, get permission to use the restaurant’s name or logo in marketing, maintain clean food holding areas and packaging, and prohibit smoking, vaping, […]
As your application needs grow and scale, you want to focus on innovation and not pay for increasing costs. By building modern applications with AWS purpose-built databases, you can take control to optimize your spending. Customers using Amazon DynamoDB, a fully managed, serverless, key-value NoSQL database, can run high-performance applications at any scale with a […]
A new Taco Bell restaurant in the Las Vegas valley is changing the fast food industry with its innovative approach to the drive-thru. The location opened about a month ago and is a “grab and go” site with two drive-thru lanes, one of which is exclusively for delivery drivers. Unlike most Taco Bell restaurants, it […]
Barcelona has approved a ban on “dark stores,” distribution centers used by grocery delivery companies, to preserve traditional neighborhood stores and residents’ quality of life. The ban will affect the local delivery app Glovo, which has eight dark stores in the city, and 21 dark stores. Glovo has not yet commented on the ban. Uber […]
Brad Klune, who has worked at companies such as Uber, Instawork, and Intro, shares the lessons learned about leadership and growth tactics from their experiences in high-growth tech startups. The article is “12 Things I Learned Working at Uber, Instawork and Intro.“
Panera guests in Webster and Greece, NY, will be among the first to experience AI Ordering in Drive-Thru. Panera Bread, a popular chain of bakery cafes, has begun testing AI technology in drive-thru lanes to improve the guest experience. With support from OpenCity, select Panera locations in the greater Rochester, NY area have implemented OpenCity’s […]