Australian online grocery delivery start-ups merge
Rocket Internet’s ShopWings has merged with fellow Australian online grocery shopping specialist Grocery Butler.
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Sofology opts for Maxoptra
Sofa retailer Sofology has chosen the Maxoptra dynamic vehicle routing and scheduling solution to help improve the visibility and flexibility of its delivery operation.
Read MoreJet.com piloting free delivery for fresh food orders
Online retailer Jet.com is piloting a free delivery service for online fresh food orders in selected US markets.
Read MoreAmazon’s new Austrian R&D centre working on drone systems
Amazon has revealed that it has gathered together “some of the best and brightest minds in the computer vision field” at its new research & development (R&D) centre in Graz, Austria to help create “sense and avoid” technology for small drones.
Read MoreDPDHL Group reports strong Q1 performance
Deutsche Post DHL Group has reported that its operating profit increased significantly in the first quarter (Q1) of 2016 and CEO Frank Appel said that the “good start to the year” puts the company “firmly on track” to achieve its targets for 2016.
Read MoreeBay Korea’s Gmarket and Rakuten team up
eBay Korea’s Gmarket has joined forces with Japan’s Rakuten on a new partnership which the companies say will “boost cross border trade”.
Read MoreSnapdeal beats Amazon and Flipkart on delivery times in India, says PwC report
Snapdeal is providing faster average delivery times in India than its two big e-commerce rivals, Flipkart and Amazon, according to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report.
Read MoreDoddle extends click and collect service to more shopping centres
Doddle has extended its click and collect service to two more UK shopping centres: the Bullring in Birmingham and Westfield London.
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