According to the tech news site Re/code, entrepreneur Louis Borders is developing a subscription based same-day delivery service that delivers products from partnering retailers on the same day they are ordered. His mission may seem recycled, but his vision has potential to be a game changer. Borders, who is not only the co-founder the Borders…
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Amazon’s Dash Buttons: Convenience of the Future
Originally announced on March 31st, Amazon’s Dash Buttons were first thought to be an April Fool’s joke; however, the one-touch purchase gadgets are very much real and are now available for purchase. Released within the past week, the buttons, which are physical Wi-Fi enabled devices, allow users to order popular household items from certain brands…
Startup Handpick offers delivery service “Smart Groceries”
Handpick, a recent startup based out of California, first began as a recipe-recommendation app for smartphone users. According to The Next Web, the application, which is available on iOS, offers users recipes based on ingredients already in their possession. Now, the company joins the fray of new businesses and traditional grocers that are attempting to…
Walmart’s New Subscription Service
Walmart has rolled out a new loyalty program that offers unlimited free, 3-day shipping on 1 million top-selling products for $50 annually. Positioned as a value-alternative to Prime, Amazon’s free 2-day shipping program which costs $99/year, Walmart does not offer any of the perks associated with Prime membership (video streaming, book lending library, etc.). Additionally…
Uber’s New Delivery Program
TechCrunch reports that Uber is planning on launching a new delivery service for retailers through its drivers and Uber Rush couriers. Sources say there are already 400 retailers in talks with Uber for same-day delivery services, including Neiman Marcus, Tiffany’s, and Hugo Boss. This service would be in addition to Uber’s current offerings, which entail…
FoodKeeper App Aims to Reduce Food Waste & Improve Food Safety
Food waste remains a problem, and what better day to highlight new solutions than Earth Day? A new app from Cornell University, FMI, and USDA aims to alleviate food waste by removing the uncertainty about whether or not food is still safe to eat. David Fikes of FMI reports that 20 pounds of food per…
Specialty Food Start-ups Attract Venture Capital
Specialty food is trending up. Consumers everywhere are looking for unique food products, often international and often natural, organic, and locally sourced. According to the Wall Street Journal article below, the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade estimated that sales reached a new record high of $88.3 billion in 2013. Venture capitalists have invested…
Thrive Market Re-Imagines Healthy Eating
Healthy eating is more than a recent trend. It’s a way of living that will pay dividends in the future for people and communities – so why is it so hard to eat healthy? A variety of reasons, relating to price, convenience, and more, make it difficult for the average person to consistently buy healthy…
Click & Collect Comes to New Hampshire
There are lots of great things going on in grocery delivery. I get excited about tests of home delivery in San Francisco and New York. I am envious of Peapod services in Boston. Those of us who live in rural areas know that we are not likely to see drones in the sky any time…
Starbucks to Start Desk Delivery in 2015
On April 1, 2011, via blog, Starbucks announced a new service called Starbucks Mobile Pour. Read the post here. Baristas on scooters stationed every square mile in seven of the largest cities around the country would rapidly fulfill any mobile smartphone order. You could be walking down the street, and a barista on a scooter would…