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Amazon’s ‘Hub’ apartment delivery lockers now available to 500K residents across U.S.

Amazon continues to roll out its “Hub” apartment delivery lockers, announcing today that the service is now available to more… Read More

Walmart takes on Amazon in Seattle, starts offering grocery delivery in rival’s backyard

Walmart is set to launch grocery delivery in the Seattle area as it continues to expand the new service across… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Inspired by mother’s cooking, ex-Amazon engineer creates Indian food delivery startup

The unique workplace culture at Amazon provided Mitra Raman both the motivation to quit the technology giant and the engineering… Read More

Office lunch delivery startup Peach cuts 33% of staff; CEO cites failed ‘sales experiment’

Lunch delivery startup Peach has laid off a third of its staff, eliminating several sales and account management roles as… Read More

Munchery chops meal delivery service in Seattle, New York and L.A., cuts staff in what CEO dubs ‘hard decision’

Munchery appears to have made its last meal delivery in Seattle, and two other major cities. The online meal delivery… Read More

Amazon expands Whole Foods grocery delivery to 3 additional cities

News Brief: Amazon today expanded its Whole Foods grocery delivery service to three additional cities: Denver, Sacramento, and San Diego.… Read More

Despite Trump tirade, Amazon consumer chief says U.S. Post Office deal is ‘a terrific partnership’

Amazon has publicly addressed its relationship with the United States Postal Service for the first time since President Donald Trump recently… Read More

Mobile gas delivery service Filld expands with pilot program in Seattle

Seattle car owners can now get their tank filled without going to the gas station. Silicon Valley-based Filld just launched… Read More

Walmart counterpunches Amazon with plan to expand grocery delivery service to 100 U.S. markets

A big battle is brewing over the delivery of milk, fruit and cheese, and how Americans will spend their hard-earned… Read More

Drone deliveries are ‘going to happen’ despite regulatory hurdles, says drone mapping startup CEO

Drone deliveries are coming. While some autonomous transportation technologies like self-driving cars are still years or even decades away from… Read More

Starship robot

Amazon seeks patent for autonomous ground vehicle that picks up your packages

Is a robotic retriever in your future? Amazon thinks so: In a patent application published today, inventors working for the… Read More

Food delivery startup Yumso helps diners just say ‘no’ to Gen. Tso’s chicken, ‘yes’ to authentic dishes

For Max Yan, if he sees General Tso’s chicken on a restaurant’s menu, he keeps moving. “For me, I will… Read More

I was an Amazon delivery driver: What it’s like to work in the tech giant’s citizen package brigade

I felt like Santa Claus earlier this month — the Amazon.com version, at least. I’ve spent the past few weekends trying… Read More

Target to buy same-day grocery delivery company Shipt for $550M as it battles Amazon

Target today announced that it plans to acquire Shipt, an Alabama-based same-day delivery platform, for $550 million in cash. The deal will… Read More

Testing Imperfect Produce: ‘Ugly’ fruits and veggies delivered at a discount — but how do they taste?

Don’t judge a fruit or vegetable by its cover. That’s one of my takeaways after testing Imperfect Produce, a food… Read More

Office lunch delivery startup Peach reaches profitability in 3 cities, expands service to Dallas

Sprig, SpoonRocket, and Maple went out of business. Munchery laid off staff and recapitalized. Postmates is struggling to turn a profit.… Read More

Amazon denies plans to replace UPS and FedEx as report points to bigger delivery ambitions

Amazon is testing an expansion of its delivery operations, including overseeing pickup and delivery of items from third-party seller warehouses… Read More

Alexa-enabled Amazon drones could talk with customers when delivering packages

In the future, Amazon drones may be able to tell you to get out of the way — and listen… Read More

Instacart growing faster than expected despite Amazon’s deal to swallow up Whole Foods

When Amazon announced its intention to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in June, it sent shockwaves through the grocery… Read More

Amazon’s latest crazy drone idea: Charging and repair stations on roaming cars, boats and trucks

Amazon engineers are spending a lot of time thinking about how to make the company’s lofty drone delivery ambitions a… Read More

Amazon’s new ‘Hub’ delivery lockers will accept packages from any sender

Amazon is expanding its delivery locker concept into apartment lobbies, with a twist: the new lockers will accept packages not… Read More

Congressman calls for hearing on Amazon’s $13.7B bid for Whole Foods, says deal could impact neighborhood grocery stores

A U.S. Congressman who serves as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee is calling for a hearing on… Read More

Fresh off IPO, Blue Apron CEO says Amazon’s grocery focus is ‘good for us and good for others’

Blue Apron went public Wednesday, slicing its individual share price to $10 and bringing the meal-kit delivery company’s market value… Read More

Whole Foods delivery partner Instacart: Amazon just ‘declared war’ on America’s grocery stores

Whole Foods may love Instacart, but there’s no love lost between the delivery startup and the grocery chain’s acquirer, Amazon,… Read More

Autonomous deliveries? Secretive Amazon team explores the potential for self-driving vehicles

Amazon has had a team dedicated to researching autonomous vehicles for more than a year, according to a report from the Wall… Read More

McDonald’s is following Starbucks’ lead into mobile ordering. Could a Seattle engineering center be next?

McDonald’s is going mobile in an effort to court new customers and keep up with competitors. On Wednesday, the fast… Read More

The cost of convenience: Amazon’s shipping losses top $7B for first time

The amount of money that Amazon lost on shipping — a.k.a. the net cost of landing all those brown boxes on your doorstep… Read More

Report: Faster deliveries open the market for tech startups to reshape the logistics industry

If you live in a city, chances are you’ve had packages delivered hours after you ordered them online. Same-day or… Read More

USPS at CES? Why the national mail carrier is at the world’s biggest tech expo

LAS VEGAS — One of these things is not like the other. Nestled among drones, audio equipment, and robots on the… Read More

Watch out, Amazon: Google Express home delivery service launches in Seattle as part of big expansion

Seattleites have a new option for ordering items online, thanks to Google. Google Express launched today in Seattle and across Washington, along… Read More

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