Page 9 - Doorstep Delivery

DNB, category focused players top customer delivery satisfaction: Survey

The RedSeer-Shadowfax Delivery Delight Index survey found that in CY2020, direct-to-consumer brands grew three times faster than overall e-commerce in India

Kejriwal's doorstep ration delivery scheme is scam: Sambit Patra

BJP's national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Sunday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleging him of doing drama for politics while calling the 'doorstep ration delivery scheme' a scam.

Waiting periods go up for e-commerce deliveries amid second Covid wave

Apart from lockdowns acting as a deterrent, extra precautions are being taken by e-commerce companies while packaging to ensure hygiene and sanitation, which often pushes up delivery timelines

Amid spike in demand for medicines, Swiggy to prioritise pick-and-drop deliveries

The food delivery giant has reported a 350% rise in delivery of OTC medicines in 15 days

A fair and essential policy for retailers

E-commerce players must be allowed to ship non-essential items as there is no room for favouritism in govt policy in a pandemic

Flipkart hyperlocal service goes to 6 new cities, promises 90-min delivery

Flipkart Quick aims to expand to other metros such as Kolkata and Mumbai and across other cities this year.

Amazon acknowledges issue of drivers urinating in bottles in apology

The company said the issue was industry-wide and it would look for solutions, without specifying what these might be

Low tips, long waits: DoorDash Inc takes on drivers' Walmart gripes

DoorDash is taking steps to address what it says are frustrations from independent drivers toting Walmart merchandise and grocery orders, including low customer tips, the company confirmed

Dunzo raises Rs 293 cr in Series E funding round from Google, Lightbox

Evolvence, Hana Financial Investment, LGT Lightstone Aspada, and Alteria also took part

Zypp to expand e-scooter fleet to 10,000 next year, get more female riders

Zypp Electric, which operates in the last-mile delivery space, plans to expand its fleet to 10,000 e-scooters over the next 12-14 months and onboard more riders, including women

Fuelling demand: Start-ups show interest in doorstep delivery of diesel

OMCs to come up with fresh EoIs on Nov 15

Delhiites can avail 100 public services as govt restarts doorstep delivery

According to the government, people wanting to avail the listed services at their doorstep can call 1076 or book online, besides visiting one of the 46 centres for spot-booking

British retailer Tesco to trial grocery home deliveries through drones

Chief Executive Dave Lewis said the pilot would take place in Ireland, where partner Manna already has a license to operate

Homegoods to pet supplies: Uber moving into delivery as service offering

Khosrowshahi said the company is adding auto-rickshaws and motorbikes since it expects many riders in emerging markets to shift from public minibuses towards these lower-cost options

Flipkart launches 90-minute hyperlocal delivery service, faster than Amazon

Flipkart Quick will provide consumers with a handpicked assortment of more than 2,000 products in categories such as grocery, fresh, dairy and meat in the first phase

Oil marketing companies invite start-ups to deliver diesel at doorstep

The OMCs - Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation - have invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from start-ups that wish to be enrolled as FuelEnts.

Dunzo suffers data breach; users' phone numbers, email IDs exposed

Google-backed delivery services startup says clients' payment information was not compromised.

Swiggy follows Zomato, lays off 1,100 as coronavirus dashes business

Swiggy said the core food delivery business has been severely impacted and will stay impacted over the short term, but is expected to start growing again after that

Consumer internet firms offer support schemes for their freelance workers

Move aimed at providing their financial and healthcare support during time of pandemic

States should consider selling liquor online or home delivering it: SC

The top court observed that it is not feasible to pass orders