Topic: grocery delivery
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inDrive Expands into Grocery Delivery with KraveMart Acquisition in Pakistan
inDrive has acquired Pakistan's Krave Mart, a quick-commerce grocery startup, in an all-stock deal to expand its super-app strategy beyond ride-hailing into South Asia's delivery sector. The acquisition follows prior collaboration and investment, with the service now launching as inDrive.Grocerie...
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Uber Eats AI Assistant Helps You Build Your Grocery Cart
Uber Eats has launched a beta AI feature called Cart Assistant, which allows users to quickly build a grocery cart by typing a list or uploading a photo of a handwritten list or recipe. The tool personalizes suggestions by learning from a user's past orders and allows for item swaps, aiming to si...
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Airbnb Tests Instacart Grocery Delivery for Guests
Airbnb is piloting a grocery delivery service with Instacart, allowing guests to order groceries through the Airbnb platform before and during their trips to enhance convenience. The trial will launch in select U.S. cities—Phoenix, Orlando, and Los Angeles—with hosts earning incentives for storin...
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InDrive's Ambitious Plan to Succeed as a Global Super App
InDrive is expanding from ride-hailing into a super-app offering services like grocery delivery and financial products, targeting emerging economies. The company has seen significant global growth with over 360 million downloads and plans to adapt its strategy locally, starting with Kazakhstan. I...
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Fizz College App Now Offers Grocery Delivery
Fizz has partnered with Gopuff to offer in-app grocery and snack delivery in as fast as 15 minutes, enhancing convenience for students. The app combines an anonymous social network and a marketplace, and this integration builds on existing student behaviors like peer-to-peer sales and group food ...
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Instacart Ends AI Pricing Tests That Raised Prices
Instacart has ended its AI-driven variable pricing tests, ensuring all shoppers now see identical prices for the same items at the same store location, a direct response to customer and regulatory scrutiny. The decision follows an FTC inquiry into the practice, which was revealed by consumer grou...
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FTC Probes Instacart's AI Pricing Tool After Scrutiny
The FTC is investigating Instacart's AI-driven pricing system over concerns it may lead to unfair or discriminatory pricing for essential groceries, following a study revealing significant price discrepancies. Instacart's AI tool, Eversight, uses dynamic pricing, a common strategy that adjusts pr...
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Amazon expands ultrafast 30-minute deliveries to new cities
Amazon has launched Amazon Now, a 30-minute delivery service for everyday essentials, initially available in Seattle, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Dallas-Fort Worth, with plans to expand to several more U.S. cities later this year. The service offers a wide range of items including fresh groceries,...
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Uber Acquires Getir's Delivery Business in Turkey
Uber has acquired Getir's food delivery operations for $335 million and taken a $100 million stake in its remaining grocery and retail business, marking a strategic expansion in Turkey. Getir, once valued at $12 billion, is retreating from global markets to focus on Turkey after pandemic-driven g...
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Amazon's Proteus robot takes voice orders, heading to Europe by 2027
Amazon unveiled a next-generation Proteus robot that responds to plain-language voice commands, requiring no technical expertise, with European deployment scheduled for the first half of 2027. The company announced a €10 billion investment in its European fulfilment network, along with plans to a...
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Airbnb Launches Private Car Service for Guests
Airbnb has launched a global private car service for airport/station transfers in 125 cities, powered by Welcome Pickups, as part of its expansion beyond accommodations. The service, following a successful pilot earlier this year, is integrated into the app's Trips tab, allowing guests to seamles...
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Amazon's Grocery Vision Transforms Whole Foods
Amazon is integrating its online marketplace into Whole Foods stores, allowing shoppers to scan QR codes for additional Amazon Fresh items while maintaining the store's focus on natural and organic products. The initiative features a microfulfillment center with autonomous robots that gather orde...
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Turkey approves Uber’s acquisition of Getir’s delivery business
Uber has received final regulatory approval from the Turkish Competition Board to acquire Getir's delivery operations, clearing the last barrier to the deal, which involves a $335 million cash purchase of Getir's food-delivery business and a separate $100 million investment for a 15% stake in its...
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Amazon Alexa+ Early Access Now Open to the Public
Amazon has launched a free early access program for its generative AI assistant, Alexa+, via a web portal, removing the previous requirement for specific hardware and making it broadly available like competing chatbots. Once the trial ends, Alexa+ will be bundled with Amazon Prime subscriptions o...
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