Business News
Amazon Job Postings Hint at Expansion of Same-Day Delivery Program
The online retailer has ambitions to expand its same-day delivery options globally.
By Reuters
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Building a Business
While Searching for a Rental, Apartment Hunters Discover In-Home Burger King
By Kate Taylor
Business News
USPS to Deliver 7 Days a Week During Holiday Season in Fight With FedEx, UPS
The U.S. Postal Service will offer seven-day delivery this holiday season as it seeks to capitalize on e-commerce's growth and compete against UPS and FedEx.
By Phil Wahba
Tech
Starbucks Is Preparing for Delivery in 2015
Howard Schultz calls the coffee giant's plans to deliver food and drinks "ecommerce on steroids."
By Kate Taylor
Marketing
Delivery Startups Scare Up Halloween Costumes in Bid to Boost Visibility
Companies such as Postmates, WunWun and Instacart have added delivery of Halloween costumes to their inventory for a limited time.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Google’s Same-Day Delivery Service Undercuts Amazon Prime by $4
The Mountain View, Calif.-based tech goliath is expanding its same-day delivery program and starting to charge for it.
Building a Business
First Authorized Drone Delivery in Europe Scheduled for Tomorrow
German delivery firm DHL will use drones to deliver medical supplies to a small island.
By Laura Entis
Business Operations & Logistics
Google’s Next Plan: Making Drone Delivery a Reality
The tech giant recently completed test flights in Australia with a drone that hovers like a helicopter and flies like a plane.
Building a Business
‘We’re the Uber of X!’
A snapshot of the startups that are trying to become "the Uber" of food delivery, medical marijuana and other industries.
By Laura Entis
Business News
Square Scoops Up Fancy Food Delivery Startup ‘Caviar’
Caviar, which delivers meals from high-end restaurants that don't typically offer delivery, represents new territory for the electronic payments company.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
Grilled Cheese by Parachute May Not Fly With U.S. Regulators
An Australian company wants to drop sandwiches from the sky in New York City, but the whole concept seems like pie in the sky.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Amazon’s New Twitter Hashtag Puts Items in Your Shopping Cart
With #AmazonCart, you can now add items to your Amazon shopping basket without leaving Twitter.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Taking Aim at Costco and Walmart, Amazon Launches Prime Pantry
Amazon Prime members can now have big boxes filled with regular-sized household items delivered at a flat rate.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
How Drones Are Changing the Way We Do Business
From filmmaking to sales, unmanned aerial vehicles are transforming how businesses operate and grow.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Passwords You Swallow, Sharks That Tweet and 90-MPH Cheeseburgers
A roundup of the 10 most interesting new technologies that make us scratch our heads and say, 'What the heck?'
By Jason Fell
Tech
Look Out, Amazon: Dubai Could Have Delivery Drones by Year’s End
The United Arab Emirates will employ drones equipped with eye-recognition and fingerprint technology to deliver important government documents by year's end.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Government Shuts Down Small Brewery’s Beer Drones
The FAA's shutdown of Lakemaid beer delivery drones drew criticism for hurting small businesses.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Faster Food: This Restaurant Delivers Burgers to Your Table at 90 MPH
A cafe in New Zealand is using a pneumatic tube system to deliver burgers to customers at an astounding speed.
By Emily Price
Buying a Franchise
Chili’s Is Getting Into the Delivery Business — For Orders $125 and Up
The casual dining chain has taken the rare step of rolling out delivery services, mirroring sister-company Magianno's focus on large parties.
By Kate Taylor