Mr. Mehta told each company that he was talking to one of its biggest competitors, so it had to act fast. But the discussions did not get far. The other […]
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Back to news homeChina’s Covid Lockdowns Stir Memories of a Planned Economy
Yang Wenhui should be a proud example of China’s rise from economic rubble to global powerhouse.Growing up poor, he ate so much cabbage that he didn’t touch it again for […]
Gopuff Buys Time for Its 30-Minutes-or-Less Delivery Promise
“Once you can execute, and obviously that’s hard, it wins in the long term,” he said.Gopuff added that it was putting a public offering on the back burner because the […]
Inflation Hits the Fast Food Counter
On a chilly Tuesday afternoon this month, James Marsh stopped by a Chipotle near his suburban Chicago home to grab something to eat.It had been a while since Mr. Marsh […]
Can Anyone Satisfy Amazon’s Craving for Electric Vans?
That number is growing quickly. Amazon is several years — and tens of billions of dollars — into a huge push to deliver packages, shifting away from relying on large […]
Why Delivery Hero is acquiring a majority stake in Spanish delivery company Glovo
Germany’s Delivery Hero is set to become Glovo’s majority shareholder following a deal to acquire an additional 39.4% stake of the Spanish delivery startup, of which it already held 44%. […]
Why Christmas Gifts Are Arriving on Time This Year
The warnings started to stream in early this fall: Shop early or you may not get your gifts on time.Global supply chain problems that have led to long delays in […]
At Amazon Site, Tornado Collided With Company’s Peak Delivery Season
Amazon’s model of using contractors is part of a huge push that the company started in 2018 to expand its own deliveries, rather than rely solely on shipping companies like […]
Supply Chain Snarls for Cars on Display at a Kansas Terminal
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Just after 5:30 on a chilly November morning, David Heide arrives at the shipping terminal on the industrial fringes of Kansas City, Kan., wondering what fresh […]
Teamsters Vote for Sean O’Brien, a Hoffa Critic, as President
Sean O’Brien was a rising star in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 2017 when the union’s longtime president, James P. Hoffa, effectively cast him aside.But that move appears to […]