Innovation has been fast and furious in the last-mile delivery sector lately, and shows no signs of letting up. Uber recently announced a new service, UberRUSH, which offers same-day delivery of local products. This service is similar to many others on the market, including Postmates, but Uber has taken the step of integrating its platform…
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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…
Another Delivery Start-Up: Favor
With Uber making all sorts of headlines, both good and bad, and all sorts of cash, more and more eyes are turning to the possibilities of the crowd-sourced delivery market. Favor is a promising startup currently operating in Boston, Austin, and Dallas. A customer can use the app to order food, in “three taps” on their…
Uber Breaks Out Same-Day Delivery Service
Uber flexes its startup muscle and announces a new same-day delivery service called Uber Corner Store available only in certain parts of Washington D.C. The announcement comes just a few months after Uber launched UberRUSH, a courier delivery system in Manhattan where customers can have items be picked up and dropped off at a specific address by Uber…
Uber for Logistics: A User-Friendly Way to Transport Things
I received an email this morning announcing UberRUSH it, a messenger delivery service for NYC. The car service is branching into bikes and on-foot messengers to deliver documents or other small parcels in place of a traditional courier service. This service is a natural extension of Uber’s compelling use case, but it is not the…
Has Uber created an unfair playing field?
The popular crowd sourcing app Uber has come under fire recently for the unfair playing field that is thought to have been created by the company. Since Uber is unregulated in regards to the services that they provide, the drivers of their vehicles do not need to buy a taxi medallion (license) that costs $1,000…