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McDonald’s Australia has confirmed that it is rolling out its own home delivery service to customers across Australia. Starting today, Macca’s fans in participating New South Wales restaurants can have their favorite foods sent directly to their homes when…
Indonesian ride-hailing and delivery service company Gojek has named Sumit Rathor as the new GM of its Vietnam operations. Rathor has succeeded Tuan Duc Phung, former GM of Gojek Vietnam since 2020. According to a Gojek statement, Phung has decided to pursue…
Hong Kong delivery platform Lalamove has claimed its year-on-year growth in Vietnam doubled in the first 11 months this year. But it has not released figures for either year. Vietnam is a key and positive market, its CEO Paul Loo said during a recent visit to…
Electric Tuk Tuks are to make their debut in Australia as part of a new initiative by logistics giant ANC and retailing monolith Ikea get serious about the cleaning up of “last mile” delivery transport in Australia. “Last mile” refers to the final journey of…
DHL, a pioneer in the field of sustainable transport and logistics, has announced that it will support Coldplay’s efforts to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 50% during its Music of the Spheres concert tour. While every global music tour requires intensive…
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, announced a new alliance with eBay, a leading e-commerce marketplace platform for fast-growing and established brands worldwide. eBay sellers in the Asia…
Woolworths has launched a new app that promises groceries door-to-door within an hour for a $5 fee in a move that poses a huge challenge for a crop of start-ups that offer a similar service but a boon for consumers who have grown used to speedy deliveries…
Convenience giant bp is teaming with Uber Technologies on a new global strategic convenience delivery partnership, extending their existing local arrangements to reach more consumers across the world, the companies announced Tuesday. Together, bp and Uber…
In an Australian-first, KFC has enlisted a drone delivery company to bring Zingers and other fried faves to homes and workplaces in the Logan area between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Wing, owned by Google parent Alphabet, launched in Canberra in 2019 in a…
HungryPanda, the global leader in Asian food delivery, is today pleased to announce that it has acquired Australian food delivery platform EASI and New Zealand Asian food delivery platform BUY@HOME. These two transactions will help HungryPanda improve its…
Ride-haling platform Gojek has launched its GoCar Protect service in Hanoi a month after introducing it in HCMC. The Indonesia-headquartered company guarantees that all its drivers have got two doses of Covid-19 vaccines and all cars are equipped with an air…
Launched amid the Covid-19 pandemic, GoCar is one of two big products Gojek planned to introduce this year to complete its golden triangle in Vietnam, including transportation, food delivery and payment. Phung Tuan Duc, Gojek Vietnam GM shared stories behind…
Ninja Van, a Singaporean logistics startup and new ASEAN unicorn, is set to drive a broad strategy in Vietnam to benefit from the country’s strong e-logistics market growth. After successfully raising $578 million in Series E funding, Ninja Van has officially…
Southeast Asia’s online food-delivery market is expected to treble in the next five years, reaching US$28 billion in transactions, according to a report released by Grab and Euromonitor International. The growth is expected to be seen in emerging markets such…
Alphabet-owned Wing has said that it will hit a landmark of 100,000 drone deliveries over the weekend. This news comes after two years of the launch of service in the Australian city of Logan which only has 300,000 people. This is happening at a time where…
AirAsia Group’s digital arm has launched a food-delivery service in Thailand as it ramps up its non-airline business operations to mitigate falling demand for travel during the Covid crisis. AirAsia Digital operates Super App that has already been downloaded…
