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DoorDash and Wing kick off drone delivery pilot in US with Wendy’s onboard as first restaurant partner

DoorDash and Wing kick off drone delivery pilot in US with Wendy’s onboard as first restaurant partner

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Drone deliveryStaff WriterMarch 22, 2024DoorDash, Wing, Drone delivery, Drones, Food delivery, Rapid delivery, Last mile deliveryComment

Dulux Decorator Centre teams with Gophr on sub-two hour rapid deliveries across the UK

Dulux Decorator Centre teams with Gophr on sub-two hour rapid deliveries across the UK

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Rapid deliveryStaff WriterFebruary 12, 2024Dulux Decorator Centre, Gophr, Gophr Trades, Online delivery, Last mile delivery, On demand delivery, Quick commerce, Rapid delivery, UK retailComment

Robot delivery specialist Starship Technologies raises $90 million and reveals global expansion plans

Robot delivery specialist Starship Technologies raises $90 million and reveals global expansion plans

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Funding newsStaff WriterFebruary 6, 2024Starship Technologies, Plural, Iconical, Robot deliveries, Last mile delivery, Food delivery, Autonomous deliveries, Funding news, Funding roundsComment

Stuart and Deliverect team on online orders and customer experience for food delivery

Stuart and Deliverect team on online orders and customer experience for food delivery

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RestaurantsStaff WriterJanuary 31, 2024Stuart, Deliverect, Last mile delivery, Restaurants, Food deliveryComment

Are drones needed? No. Should drones be used by Walmart, Amazon and other retailers? Yes.

Are drones needed? No. Should drones be used by Walmart, Amazon and other retailers? Yes.

Drone deliveryStaff WriterOctober 23, 2023Amazon, Walmart, Drones, Drone delivery, Brittain Ladd, Online delivery, Last mile deliveryComment

Blue Yonder announces intent to acquire first and last mile technology specialist Doddle

Blue Yonder announces intent to acquire first and last mile technology specialist Doddle

AcquisitionsStaff WriterOctober 12, 2023Doddle, Blue Yonder, Last mile delivery, Supply chain technology, AcquisitionsComment

McDonald's Egypt selects Roboost AI powered solution to automate fast food giant’s delivery operations

McDonald's Egypt selects Roboost AI powered solution to automate fast food giant’s delivery operations

Last mile deliveryStaff WriterOctober 3, 2023Roboost, McDonald's Egypt, AI, Automation, Food delivery, Last mile delivery, EgyptComment

Co-op and Starship Technologies expand robot online grocery delivery service across Leeds

Co-op and Starship Technologies expand robot online grocery delivery service across Leeds

Robot deliveryStaff WriterJuly 20, 2023Co-op, Starship Technologies, Grocery delivery, Last mile delivery, Leeds, UK retail, Omnichannel retail, Convenience stores, Rapid delivery, Rapid grocery deliveryComment

Starship Technologies talks ethical last mile, carbon reduction and regulation with Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh

Starship Technologies talks ethical last mile, carbon reduction and regulation with Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh

Robot deliveryStaff WriterJuly 3, 2023Starship Technologies, Louise Haigh, Helen Hayden, Co-op, Robots, Robot deliveries, Grocery delivery, Labour Party, Last mile delivery, Regulation, Green retailComment

Estonian startup Vok Bikes raises €3.8 million for sustainable last mile deliveries push

Estonian startup Vok Bikes raises €3.8 million for sustainable last mile deliveries push

Funding newsStaff WriterJune 29, 2023Vok Bikes, Cargo bikes, Last mile delivery, Urban logistics, Sustainable delivery, Green retail, Funding news, Funding rounds, Startups, Estonia, Electric vehiclesComment

‘Revolutionising the last mile’: EAV teams with Zoomo to accelerate cargo bike adoption in urban logistics

‘Revolutionising the last mile’: EAV teams with Zoomo to accelerate cargo bike adoption in urban logistics

Last mile deliveryStaff WriterJune 22, 2023Zoomo, EAV, Cargo bikes, Last mile delivery, Electric vehicles, EVs, Sustainability, Urban logisticsComment

Cleveron focuses on sustainability in the last mile delivery space with latest parcel locker

Cleveron focuses on sustainability in the last mile delivery space with latest parcel locker

Parcel lockersStaff WriterJune 14, 2023Cleveron, Last mile delivery, Parcel lockers, Online delivery, Sustainable delivery, Green retail, Robots, AutomationComment

Papaya launches one stop shop marketplace for commercial fleets to source electric vehicles

Papaya launches one stop shop marketplace for commercial fleets to source electric vehicles

Electric vehiclesStaff WriterJune 7, 2023Papaya Technologies, Electric vehicles, Green retail, Sustainability, EVs, Last mile delivery, Online deliveryComment

Danone chooses Bringg delivery management platform for Evianchezvous customers

Danone chooses Bringg delivery management platform for Evianchezvous customers

Last mile deliveryStaff WriterJune 6, 2023Bringg, Danone, Evianchezvous, Last mile delivery, Delivery management solutions, Online delivery, Green retail, Sustainable deliveryComment

Parcel delivery firm Evri cuts carbon emissions by nearly a third and steps up e-cargo bikes push

Parcel delivery firm Evri cuts carbon emissions by nearly a third and steps up e-cargo bikes push

Green retailStaff WriterJune 5, 2023Evri, Parcel delivery, Online delivery, Green retail, Sustainable retail, e-Cargo bikes, Last mile delivery, ESG, UK retail Comment

E-bike subscription platform Whizz gives away free helmets to delivery drivers in New York

E-bike subscription platform Whizz gives away free helmets to delivery drivers in New York

Last mile deliveryStaff WriterMay 31, 2023Whizz, New York, Online delivery, E-bikes, Last mile delivery, Funding news, Funding rounds, StartupsComment

Zoomo and Urban Arrow team up for sustainable urban last mile deliveries initiative

Zoomo and Urban Arrow team up for sustainable urban last mile deliveries initiative

Last mile deliveryStaff WriterMay 24, 2023Zoomo, Urban Arrow, Last mile delivery, Sustainable delivery, Online delivery, e-Cargo bikesComment

Kitchen trade supplier Waterline deploys Descartes Systems Group last mile delivery solution

Kitchen trade supplier Waterline deploys Descartes Systems Group last mile delivery solution

Last mile deliveryStaff WriterMay 16, 2023Waterline, Descarte Systems Group, Cloud solutions, ePOD solutions, Last mile delivery, Online deliveryComment

Gently partners with Cloud Paper for sustainable last mile delivery initiative in Los Angeles

Gently partners with Cloud Paper for sustainable last mile delivery initiative in Los Angeles

Last mile deliveryStaff WriterMay 5, 2023Gently, Cloud Paper, Last mile delivery, LOgistics, Sustainable retail, Green retail, US retail, Online retail, Fulfilment centres, Supply chainComment

Startup stories interview: Mike Peregudov, Co-founder and CEO at last mile delivery specialist Whizz

Startup stories interview: Mike Peregudov, Co-founder and CEO at last mile delivery specialist Whizz

StartupsStaff WriterApril 25, 2023Whizz, Startup stories, Startups, Last mile delivery, Online delivery, Funding news, E-bikes, Automation, Mike Peregudov, Green retail, US retailComment