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| 20.03.2026 | Amazon Accelerates Delivery Speed, Reshaping E-commerce | Amazon introduces paid 1-hour and 3-hour delivery across thousands of US locations. Prime members enjoy discounted rates. This move intensifies the e-commerce battle for speed. Amazon leverages advanced logistics, AI, and robotics. The comp... |
| 17.03.2026 | Amazon offers 1-hour and 3-hour deliveries for US customers willing to pay an extra charge | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee, including pantry staples, clothing, ... |
| 09.02.2026 | Linq: $20 Million Series A Raised For AI Agent Communication Layer Platform | Linq, a Birmingham, Alabama-based startup building a communications layer for AI agents, has raised a $20 million Series A round led by TQ Ventures, with participation from Mucker Capital and angel investors, including a former Apple and Go... |
| 02.02.2026 | Linq Raises $20M in Series A Funding | Linq’s Founders: Patrick Sullivan (CTO), Elliott Potter (CEO), and Jared Mattsson (President)
Linq, a Birmingham, AL-based startup building a communication layer for AI agents, raised $20M in Series A funding.
The round was led by TQ Ventur... |
| 16.09.2025 | Target steps up next-day parcel delivery as discounter tries to narrow gap with rivals | By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO
NEW YORK (AP) — Target is expanding its next-day delivery of parcel shipments to 35 of the nation’s top 60 metropolitan markets by the end of next month, marking 22 new cities this year, as the discount retailer aims to... |
| 18.06.2025 | Criteo Debuts Auction-Based Display Ads | Criteo, the global platform connecting the commerce ecosystem, announced the launch of its Auction-Based Display technology, bringing programmatic flexibility into retail media environments and helping to propel the industry forward. This a... |
| 27.01.2025 | Linq Unveils A.I. Agent For Live Events | Linq, the world’s leading mobile CRM and lead capture platform, unveiled its Universal Badge Scanner at CES 2025. The feature, which comes standard with the paid version of Linq’s app, uses a mobile phone to pass photos of event badges to a... |
| 20.08.2024 | Linq recruits David Berk as Chief Operating Officer | Linq, the leading digital business card and mobile sales enablement platform, deepens its executive talent with the appointment of David Berk as Chief Operating Officer (COO). David previously led search efforts for Apple, was Chief Technol... |
| 19.08.2024 | Ultimate guide to back-to-school lunches and snacks for busy parents | (BPT) - As summer winds down, parents everywhere are prepping for the return to school routines by seeking ways to make shopping quicker, more convenient — and easier on the wallet. To help navigate the busy season and give families time ba... |
| 15.08.2024 | Navigating the Future: Free Simulators and Strategic Collaborations in Data Analytics | In a world where data reigns supreme, understanding its intricacies is crucial. Two recent developments highlight this trend: free simulators for aspiring data analysts and a strategic partnership between Cockroach Labs and PwC UK. Both ini... |
| 12.08.2024 | Cockroach Labs and PwC UK Announce Strategic Collaboration, Delivering Solutions for Operational Resiliency, Data Sovereignty, and Mainframe Modernization | Industry leaders collaborate to accelerate legacy platform modernization and reduce regulatory risks
LONDON, Aug. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs, the pioneer and leader of the cloud-native distributed SQL database market with Cockr... |
| 08.08.2024 | Global Payments, City Storage Systems, Mythical Games Among Headliners for RoachFest NYC 2024: The Next Generation Database User Conference | "Cockroach Labs Unveils RoachFest 2024 in NYC: Dive into Cutting-Edge Resilient Architectures and Next-Gen Database Solutions"
NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs, the pioneer and leader of the cloud-native distr... |
| 02.07.2024 | The Talent Studios has placed Harley Butler as the Chief Executive Officer of the fast-growing personal care and home products brand, Public Goods | NEW YORK, July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mr. Butler joins Public Goods after holding the CEO role at personal care and beauty brand, Hairstory. Mr. Butler was formerly the Chief Marketing Officer of the shopping and delivery service, Shipt he... |
| 30.06.2024 | Minnesota's 50 cent "Amazon fee" on delivery orders takes effect July 1 | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Minnesotans who order $100 or more of clothing, toys, household supplies, and other goods delivered to their door will pay a 50-cent fee starting July 1.
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| 25.05.2024 | The Dance of Stocks and Shopping: A Tale of Market Moves and Online Sales | A deep dive into the recent fluctuations in the stock market and the rise of online shopping in the USA.
In the world of stocks, the dance is never-ending. The recent fall in stocks after the release of the Fed minutes has left investors on... |
| 22.05.2024 | Target, Walmart shoppers seek home goods, grocery delivery online | Retail & ConsumerTarget, Walmart shoppers seek home goods, grocery delivery online
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| 07.03.2024 | Target Launches Target Circle 360 Subscription, Competing with Amazon Prime & Walmart+ | Inno Flores, Tech Times 07 March 2024, 05:03 am
Target is set to introduce an unlimited rush shipping subscription service to compete with Amazon Prime. This subscription will feature complimentary same-day delivery for purchases totaling $... |
| 05.03.2024 | Target to launch its own version of Amazon Prime, starting at $49/year | During Target’s investor event on Tuesday, the retail giant announced it is launching a paid membership program, Target Circle 360, on April 7 to compete with rivals Amazon and Walmart. The subscription tier includes unlimited free same-day... |
| 05.03.2024 | Target just announced a new paid membership tier. Here's what $49 gets you. | Retail Target just announced a new paid membership tier. Here's what $49 gets you.
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| 26.10.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: URB-E pivots to last-mile delivery, GoodBytz bags $12m, a new fund for regen ag | This week, URB-E, a company best known for developing e-scooters, took a sharp left turn with both its business and its brand. And while funding rounds are low and slow of late, they nonetheless trickle in despite the tough economic times. ... |
| 12.02.2023 | Google And Microsoft Respond To ChatGPT…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week | Google logo displayed on a phone screen and Bard sign on Google website displayed on a screen are ... [+] seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 6, 2023. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPho... |
| 01.02.2022 | Shipt Names Kamau Witherspoon as Chief Executive Officer | BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationwide same-day delivery and last mile industry company, Shipt, announced today that Kamau Witherspoon will join the company as its new CEO, effective March 1, 2022. He and Shipt's current ... |
| 21.10.2021 | Shipt raises $20 million to challenge Instacart and pla... | - |
| 27.09.2021 | Shipt Announces First Ever "Dealivery Days" Event: Three Days of Deals, Delivered | BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- It's officially autumn, and whether Americans are looking to stock up on their favorite fall cleaning supplies, getting ready to tailgate with family and friends, or preparing for holiday ent... |
| 09.09.2021 | Shipt Announces Largest Nationwide Expansion In Three Years | |
| 09.09.2021 | Shipt : Announces Largest Nationwide Expansion In Three Years | BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shipt today announced its largest nationwide expansion in three years, adding its same-day delivery services to more store locations and reaching millions of potential new customers.
As part o... |
| 24.08.2021 | Shipt’s new feature pairs members with their favorite, 5-star shoppers | Target’s same-day delivery service Shipt is launching a new feature that will pair customers with their favorite shoppers on future orders. This “Preferred Shoppers” feature will be available as a membership-only perk at no extra charge, of... |
| 11.01.2021 | Sadie Murray Has Your Go-To Gift Guide with Top Picks for Your Holiday Shopping [Video] | Sorry, but your browser does not support the video tag. |
| 17.12.2020 | Build-A-Bear Workshop & Shipt Launch Same-Day Delivery Service | ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. and Shipt, a same-day delivery service provider, today announced a new partnership that ensures families across the country can have furry friends delivered right to their... |
| 23.11.2020 | Shipt To Onboard An Additional 50,000 Shoppers This Holiday Season | |
| 10.09.2020 | While America Waits For A Second Stimulus Check, Here Are 12 Ways To Make $1,200 Fast | getty |
| 20.08.2020 | Shipt Launches Pay-Per-Order Offering Nationwide | |
| 24.07.2020 | What Will Last Mile Delivery Look Like Post-Coronavirus? | MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND - JULY 23:, A man takes his order of fish and chips from a Starship delivery ... [+] robot on July 23, 2020 in Milton Keynes, England. Starship robots are advanced devices that deliver parcels, groceries and food dire... |
| 26.05.2020 | Meal, grocery delivery services can help sheltering seniors | Dear Savvy Senior: Can you recommend some good grocery and/or meal service delivery options for seniors? My 78-year-old mother has always shopped for herself, but since the coronavirus pandemic hit, the grocery store shelves are always half... |
| 16.04.2020 | Gig workers say they are struggling to get personal protective equipment from companies | Despite what companies have said about providing personal protective equipment to gig workers, some workers say they are struggling to get masks, gloves and other items from companies like Target-owned Shipt, Uber, Lyft and Instacart.
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| 07.04.2020 | Target’s Shipt shoppers are walking off work today | Shipt shoppers, which began organizing in February, are staging their first action today. Yesterday, a group of Shipt shoppers, who shop and deliver orders from Target and other stores, announced their plans to walk off today. The walk-off ... |
| 01.04.2020 | Startups Clamor To Meet Demand For Same-Day Delivery | 20 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
With so many people confined to their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s only logical that companies providing delivery services are suddenly seeing a big bump in demand. This is particular... |
| 06.02.2020 | Next Chapter For Shipt Founder: Landing, A Flexible Leasing Startup That Just Raised $30M | 34 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Landing, a startup offering flexible leasing “memberships” for long-term living, announced this morning it has secured $30 million in debt and equity.
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| 15.03.2018 | Target is introducing same-day delivery in Baltimore | Target is getting into same-delivery service, and Baltimore is one of the first Mid-Atlantic cities where it will debut.
The big box retailer announced on Thursday that it’s running delivery through app-based service Shipt, which it acquire... |
| 15.12.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: New Fund for Coops in Developing Countries, Target Buys Shipt, Soylent CEO is Out, more | Clarmondial Wins Grant from Convergence to Launch Food Securities Fund
Clarmondial, a Swiss investment advisory company, won a Design Funding grant from Convergence, to build and launch an investment fund for private credit in agriculture. ... |
| 14.12.2017 | Target acquires Shipt, will roll out $99/year, same-day delivery | Enlarge
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| 13.12.2017 | Target is buying Alabama-based, same-day delivery service Shipt for $550 million | Target, America’s other favorite old-line retailer (the one that’s not Walmart, with the arguably better commercials), is buying the Alabama-based delivery startup Shipt in a $550 million all-cash transaction.
The deal, announced today, is ... |
| 13.12.2017 | Target’s plan to acquire Shipt a 'logical move,’ say analysts, but food offer is still confused | While partnering with third parties such as Shipt or Instacart has enabled retailers to tackle the last mile without investing in their own fulfilment and delivery systems, it has involved a loss of control over branding and customer experi... |
| 29.06.2017 | Grocery stores lead way for online ice cream orders, says 1010Data | Grocery stores lead the share of online ice cream orders in the period between 2014 and 2016 with 55%. This means more than half of consumers who buy ice cream online do so from mass grocery chain websites like Safeway, Shoprite, Peapod, an... |
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| 06.06.2017 | Shipt Raises $40M in Series B Funding | Shipt, a Birmingham, Alabama and San Francisco, CA-based online grocery marketplace, raised a $40M Series B financing.
The round was led by Greycroft Partners, with participation from e.ventures and Harbert Venture Partners.
The company int... |
| 06.06.2017 | Alabama-based Shipt raises $40 million to challenge dominant grocery delivery startups | Shipt, the Birmingham, Ala.-based online grocery delivery marketplace, has raised another $40 million in its quest to rise above its southeastern roots to become the dominant grocery delivery brand in the U.S.
From its home southeast, Shipt... |
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| 05.06.2017 | Shipt raises $40 million for grocery delivery service outside major cities | Shipt, an online grocery delivery service, today announced a $40 million funding round led by Greycroft Partners, with participation from e.ventures and Harbert Venture Partners.
The Birmingham, Alabama-based startup partners with grocery r... |
| 05.06.2017 | Shipt raises $40 million for grocery delivery service outside major cities | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 22.05.2017 | The trick to a successful company? Start it outside Silicon Valley | There’s a startup renaissance underway — and it’s not happening in Silicon Valley. Or New York, Boston, Los Angeles, or any of the usual destinations for entrepreneurs with big ideas. From Lincoln to Phoenix to Madison, thriving startup eco... |
| 22.05.2017 | The trick to a successful company? Start it outside Silicon Valley | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
There’s a startup renaissance underway — and it’s... |
| 30.09.2016 | How does Thrive Market make money? | Part organic grocery store, part online marketplace, part wholesaler—Thrive lives off memberships
Editor's note: Our 6th Annual Vator Splash LA conference is coming up on October 13 at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica. Speakers include Mark ... |
| 02.08.2016 | How does Instacart make money? | The on-demand grocer has a multi-pronged model, including delivery fees, subscriptions, partnerships
There's nothing quite as enchanting in life as the experience of visiting your favorite grocery store after work to race against and wrestl... |
| 28.07.2016 | Fundings-in-Brief: 2 AI Startups, 3 US Food E-Commerce Deals, 1 Cannabis Funding, 1 Seed Genetics Play, plus more! | Israeli Computer Vision Startup Prospera Closes $7m Series A
Prospera, an Israeli startup using computer vision, data science, and machine learning to monitor and analyze crops, has raised $7 million in Series A funding in a round led by lo... |
| 27.07.2016 | Shipt secures $20M Series A for grocery delivery | Based in Alabama, a new grocery delivery service aims to take on San Francisco's Instacart
Though Instacart may be the most widely known name in tech circles, web-based grocery delivery is still anyone’s game.
The latest proof comes from Sh... |
| 27.07.2016 | Shipt Completes $20M Series A Financing |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Nation's fastest growing online grocery marketplace, today announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding.
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| 27.07.2016 | Shipt Completes $20 Million Series A Financing Round | SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 27, 2016–
Shipt, the nation’s fastest growing online grocery marketplace, today announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding. Participants in the round included Greycroft Partners, Harbe... |
| 27.07.2016 | Shipt raises $20 million to challenge Instacart and plants a flag for Alabama’s startup ecosystem | Nestled in a valley between the two tailing ends of the Appalachian foothills, the southern city of Birmingham, Ala. seems an unlikely base of operations for a rival to San Francisco’s multi-billion dollar food delivery behemoth Instacart.
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| 27.07.2016 | Online Grocery Marketplace Shipt Secures $20.1M in Series A Funding | Shipt, a Birmingham, Alabama, and San Francisco, CA-based online grocery marketplace, secured $20.1m in Series A funding.
Backers included Greycroft Partners, Harbert Growth Partners and e.ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to c... |
| 27.07.2016 | Greycroft Partners Joins $20.1M Series A for Shipt | SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shipt, the nation’s fastest growing online grocery marketplace, today announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding. Participants in the round included Greycroft Partners, Harbert Growth Par... |
| 27.07.2016 | Greycroft Partners Joins $20.1M Series A for Shipt | SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shipt, the nation’s fastest growing online grocery marketplace, today announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding. Participants in the round included Greycroft Partners, Harbert Growth Par... |
| 13.04.2016 | Walmart expands its curbside grocery pickup service in the US | While Amazon, Google and a number of startups like Instacart, Postmates, Shipt and others are focused on quick, same-day deliveries of groceries and household items, Walmart has been taking a different approach. It has instead tapped into i... |
| 04.08.2015 | Instacart Makes Its First Acquisition With “Acqui-hire” Of App Maker Wedding Party | On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart has made its first acquisition since raising hundreds of millions in venture funding for its growing business. The company is “acqui-hiring” the team from NEA-backed Wedding Party, a mobile appli... |
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| - | Sadie Murray Has Your Go-To Gift Guide with Top Picks for Your Holiday Shopping [Video] | Sorry, but your browser does not support the video tag.
(BPT) - Holiday shopping can create more stress around the holidays than anything else. But the pandemic has put us in the giving state of mind even more than usual this season, and we... |
