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Delivery is a business that provides delivery services to customers. This can include food delivery, grocery delivery, or package delivery. Delivery businesses are often part of the logistics industry.
February 2022 The fast grocery-delivery service, Getir, operates by delivering groceries within 10 minutes of ordering. The company uses “dark stores” as distribution hubs to achieve this quick delivery. This has led to complaints from city authorities about the disruption caused in neighborhoods. Amsterdam and Rotterdam have banned new dark […]
Designing a pickup map for DoorDash is a challenging task that requires careful planning and implementation. To create a map tailored to the needs of pickup customers, DoorDash needed to consider several technical and functional aspects. Some of the challenges that DoorDash faced when designing the map are: Integrating the […]
The DoorDash app provides its customers with real-time updates on their delivery status. The app has been using GPS information from the Dasher’s phone, combined with manual updates from the Dasher to indicate their progress, such as arriving at the restaurant or picking up the food. To enhance the accuracy […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.“
Zomato, an online food delivery platform, announced the rebranding of its 10-minute food delivery service, Zomato Instant. The company stated that it is working on a new menu with its restaurant partners and that the service is not shutting down. The service, launched in March, targeted ultra-quick deliveries by stocking […]
Flavor District officially opened on Jan. 18, 2023, in Wake Forest. WRAL News spoke to the owner and local vendors about how the ghost kitchen concept is helping restaurants make money during the pandemic. The new venue has multiple restaurants in one central location. Families can order from various restaurants […]