Amazon to end Prime Invitee program, restrict free shipping to household members onlyAmazon is discontinuing its Prime Invitee program on October 1, restricting free shipping benefits to household members only. Subscribers w...
03 Sep, 2025, 07.28 AM IST
DoorDash is on a $5 billion buying spree after earnings beatIn a bold global expansion move, DoorDash announced $5.1 billion in acquisitions—UK-based Deliveroo and tech firm SevenRooms—while posting ...
07 May, 2025, 08.39 AM IST
Why Amazon put services in the spotlight for Prime DayAmazon's 200 million US Prime members snapped up $12.7 billion in merchandise, a record sum representing year-over-year growth of 6.1%, acc...
14 Jul, 2023, 10.20 PM IST
Attacks on delivery drivers in the US add fears among gig workersRide-hailing and food delivery companies say such violent episodes are exceedingly rare among the millions of trips completed each week, an...
03 May, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
Amazon sees resilient consumer demand as shares jump 13%Shares of the world's largest online retailer rose 13% in trading after the bell, extending its market valuation by more than $150 billion.
29 Jul, 2022, 11.16 AM IST
Just Eat Takeaway.com is contemplating selling GrubhubThe masses' demands have changed over two years due to the pandemic, and online food delivery demand is waning along with home fitness equi...
20 Apr, 2022, 08.57 PM IST
Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub sue New York City over legislation on commission capsThe New York City Council approved in August a legislation which limits the amount that food-delivery companies can charge restaurants to u...
10 Sep, 2021, 08.01 PM IST
Zomato a no-brainer for a long-term investor, but a challenge for short-term investors: Abhay Agarwal“If the number of active users, the number of times in a month they order and average order value grow together or even two of them grow to...
13 Jul, 2021, 04.21 PM IST
Exclusive Zomato IPO detailsIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: Exclusive details on Zomato IPO; One97 to file Paytm IPO papers next week; Udaan's business back to pre...
06 Jul, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
Uber’s job cuts, office closures reflect narrower ambitionsUber, which for years burned cash in exchange for user growth, had also faced challenges even before coronavirus hit. Its food delivery ope...
19 May, 2020, 09.38 AM IST
The sharing economy faces the abyss in a pandemicUber told investors this month that it expected to close out the year with between $4 billion and $6 billion in cash. That’s a lot of money...
28 Mar, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
Gunning for profitability and an IPO, Zomato must now tackle viral challengeBlack Swan events, an idea popularised by the Lebanese-American scholar Nassim Nicholas Taleb, refers to low-probability events that have a...
22 Mar, 2020, 10.04 AM IST
Here's why so many tech startups misbehaveThere may be any number of reasons these companies might engage in such shoddy behavior, but the most obvious one seems to be that their bu...
12 Feb, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Other people’s money was the tech innovation of the decadeIn a feedback loop, once technology changes started seeping into more corners of life and business, investors were motivated to hunt for mo...
03 Jan, 2020, 09.59 AM IST
Uber puts the brakes on growth at any costUber is in a tricky position. Its potential ceiling is much higher than Lyft’s because Uber has spread its tentacles into many parts of the...
05 Nov, 2019, 11.43 AM IST
Uber, Travis Kalanick in business again. This time, as rivalsKalanick, who was ousted after a series of scandals, has largely tried to keep his second act under wraps.
12 Mar, 2019, 07.09 PM IST
The next startups on the target list of the lawyer who wants to bring down UberBesides leading the case against Uber and these new three, Riordan is pursuing clients' claims against Lyft, Instacart, Postmates, Shyp.
24 Sep, 2015, 03.51 PM IST