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Struggling grocery delivery company and grocer Honestbee has won another new lease on life with the appointment of a new CEO who has promised to revive the business with the support of investors. Details of the additional investment were not immediately…
Marley Spoon launched its meal kit service in Tasmania on Wednesday, making it the first service of its kind available on the Australian island state. The delivery service will initially cover the greater Hobart and Launceston areas, but Marley Spoon said it…
Consultancy firm AlixPartners has challenged whether the battle to deliver the fastest shipping is worth fighting, following Amazon’s move to free one-day shipping for Prime members from the two-day norm. The firm’s Home Delivery Shopping Survey this year…
Amazon’s massive annual sale, Prime Day, will kick off on Monday, July 15th and run for 48 hours until 5pm AEST on Wednesday, July 17th. For the duration of the event, Prime members will also enjoy free expedited international shipping, with no minimum order…
A Japanese collective including Yamato Transport and Rakuten will partner with the Japanese government in a road test of autonomous delivery robots. A government-appointed team will monitor the testing to identify potential issues, with a special focus on…
Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics’; Stock Code 0636.HK) proudly continued its winning streak at the 2019 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (‘AFLAS’) by receiving the titles of Best 3PL for the fourth year running and the Best…
Deliveroo riders in Hong Kong can now get paid quicker as part of a new initiative being introduced by the company. The leading food delivery service has launched ‘Get Paid’, which allows riders to opt to receive their fees as early as the same day at the tap…
Domino’s Pizza and Nuro, a robotics company have partnered to bring out an autonomous pizza delivery unmanned vehicle known as the R2. Dominos will use Nuro’s unmanned fleet to serve select Houston Domino’s customers who place orders online. This partnership…
Meal Temple Group, the leading startup in food delivery and logistics in Cambodia and Laos is continuing its expansion in the region by partnering FreshGora.com in Myanmar, after raising seed stage funds less than a year ago. Freshgora.com is a local startup…
Amazon expects to offer customers drone delivery in under 30 minutes ‘within months’. The e-commerce giant unveiled the latest Prime Air drone design at its re:MARS Conference in Las Vegas last week. Jeff Wilke, CEO of global consumer at Amazon said in a…
Indonesian e-commerce company Tokopedia is expanding its one-day delivery guarantee to almost all of its products as it prepares to battle Amazon and other foreign rivals. Backed by Alibaba Group and SoftBank, Tokopedia’s greatest strength might lie in the…
DHL China is to start delivering goods by drones, cutting the delivery time on a route in Guangzhou from 40 minutes to just eight. The international express delivery-service provider has entered into a strategic partnership with autonomous aerial-vehicle firm…
Foodpanda Hong Kong is adding grocery deliveries to its services from late next month. The food-delivery service, pitched in a head-to-head battle with Deliveroo in Hong Kong, is finalising a collaboration with about 100 stores across Hong Kong to source…
A new report has forecasted global food e-commerce sales to nearly triple through 2023, rising to US$321 billion and accounting for nearly 5 percent of total e-commerce revenues. The Global Food E-Commerce report, released by market research firm Packaged…
Tigers is expanding its partnership with Rapha on both B2B and B2C delivery solutions as global e-commerce demand continues to grow for the cycling sportswear brand. Tigers UK is providing fulfillment services for Rapha, including distribution within the UK,…
Honestbee Singapore is to halt food deliveries from Monday. The company said in a statement it would also suspend laundry services on the same date. The changes come as part of an in-depth strategic review of the business launched after the departure of…
