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UK retailer Argos adopts Shutl courier-bidding service for faster, cheaper...
Waiting on deliveries has always been one of the downsides of online shopping. UK retail giant Argos has just added a novel delivery option in the London area via a startup called Shutl. Shutl...
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Shipping goes green as Shiply expands across Europe
Shiply calls itself an eBay for haulage companies. Essentially, it’s a marketplace where users list items they want to move and haulage companies with spare capacity offer quotes. Shiply just launched...
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LivingSocial Instant flops, co-founder exits
In two big twists, LivingSocial said so long to its “Instant” deals product and its co-founder on the same day. The number-two deals service aborted its location-based Instant deals product and...
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GENWI takes extra $2M to be the delivery boy of mobile content
Writing is the easy part. It’s distributing your work it effectively and attractively to a range of mobile devices that is the challenge. Cloud publishing company GENWI has added $2 million to it...
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The wheels on Message Bus go round and round for better email delivery
The wheels on startup Message Bus keep on turning, as it drives into $11 million in growth funding. This company is building the Message Bus Global Delivery Network, which delivers communications...
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Hello Fresh reignites the art of cooking for Web 2.0
Culinary matriarch Julia Child fell in love with cooking while in Europe. During a meal in Rouen, she felt “an opening up of the soul and spirit” and then dedicated her life to make gourmet home...
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Wal-Mart dabbles with ‘sharing economy’ to implement same-day delivery
Wal-Mart is dipping its toe into the sharing economy. The iconic seller of mass-produced, cheaply made, inexpensive, goods is considering a new crowdsourced delivery system. Getting an edge on...
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Yelp launches Yelp Platform to enter world of on-demand delivery
SAN FRANCISCO — Yelp is rolling out a new delivery feature so consumers can not only browse for food but order it as well, the company announced at the MobileBeat event in San Francisco today. Along...
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WunWun launches free delivery from Manhattan stores, powered by an army of...
WunWun Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now New York City-based WunWun is doubling down on its ability to get just about anything delivered to you in Manhattan. The company is today...
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GoodEggs raises $8.5M to fix our food system one egg at a time
GoodEggs Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now If you are a nut for raw nuts, a grass-fed guru, an organic oracle, a local-food loon, or a farmers market fiend, today is a good day....
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Amazon’s next big innovation: ‘Prime Air’ drones for 30-minute deliveries
AmazonAmazon's Prime Air "octocopter" droneYour future Amazon packages could be delivered by a flying robot. In a hyped-up 60 Minutes interview tonight, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos revealed the...
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New Uber delivery option: First condoms, then cats … and now $135 Christmas...
UberOK, so first it was condoms. Then it was same-day cat delivery service. And now, on-demand car service Uber is offering Christmas tree deliveries. You better have a pretty flush wallet, though....
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FoodPanda aims to deliver food to the ends of the Earth (before its rivals...
Source: Flickr user prenylastmanA food fight is brewing on the Internet. Today one of the big contenders — FoodPanda — announced that it has raised $20 million to fuel its aggressive growth strategy....
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Uber is launching an on-demand courier service tomorrow (exclusive)
Above: Promotional photograph from UberImage Credit: UberUpdated at 3:45 p.m. Pacific to add confirmation of the service. Tomorrow, Uber will launch an on-demand courier service in Manhattan, allowing...
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New FAA doc forbids drones from delivering Amazon packages, beer, & flowers
Above: Not today, Amazon.Image Credit: AmazonHas the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rendered a new decision about Amazon’s planned drone delivery service? A new document from the federal agency...
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Brazil’s Movile grabs $55M as it grows its e-commerce and instant delivery...
Image Credit: Movile/Facebook The on-demand economy is not just a thing in the U.S.. Brazil has apparently been really getting into the trend with various apps and services becoming available online....
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Amazon U.K. rolls out same day pickup service
Above: Big problems can come in small packagesImage Credit: Joe Ravi / ShutterstockToday Amazon announced a new service called ‘Pass My Parcel,’ which ensures same day collection of packages at select...
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France’s postal service is testing delivery by drones
Amazon may have gotten all the buzz last year when it talked about delivering products by drones. But France could actually beat the e-commerce giant to the punch. This week, LaPoste, France’s postal...
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Amazon expands Prime Now one-hour delivery service to Baltimore and Miami
Amazon today announced that Prime Now, its one-hour delivery service, is available in Baltimore and Miami. The service had previously only been available for Amazon Prime members in parts of New York...
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Your Amazon Prime membership now comes with free restaurant delivery in Seattle
It’s official: Amazon is breaking into restaurant delivery with its fast delivery service Prime Now. Today the company announced that customers in Seattle can order food for delivery from a spate of...
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