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DoorDash Results Point to Enduring Demand for Food Delivery
Covid may still be visible in our rearview mirrors. But it’s receding rapidly into the horizon (for now at least). Mask mandates are being dropped
Data Scout
Earnings Update: What Tales Do Thryv, DoorDash Numbers Tell?
Last week two companies we follow, Thryv and DoorDash, reported their latest quarterly results. We’ll take a look at each and pull out the numbers
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DoorDash, Responding to Pressure, Changes Pricing for Restaurants
This week DoorDash rolled out a new pricing model for restaurants designed to give restaurants a range of services and pricing models. DoorDash COO Christopher
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Google Has Quietly Become a Key Player in Takeout Dining
Google has quietly been perfecting its takeout food ordering capability. It’s now an important player in the space and that poses a real threat to
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Does the World Really Need Instacart and DoorDash Credit Cards?
We came across some news in the Wall Street Journal that has us scratching our heads. Food delivery giant DoorDash and dominant online grocery (and
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The DoorDash IPO: Darling or Dud?
We have written much on these pages about the local delivery world. In particular, we’ve watched this space carefully as the pandemic set in and
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What’s Behind DoorDash’s New Virtual Convenience Stores?
DoorDash, in what appears to be a significant move in the battle for the last mile, has rolled out DashMart. These are virtual convenience stores
Amazon
DoorDash Shadows Instacart, Amazon
Last week DoorDash sealed a deal with Walgreens to offer “on-demand delivery of thousands of Walgreens items on DoorDash,” according to a DoorDash blog post.
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The Battle for the Last Mile: A Jilted Uber Eats Pursues Runner Up Postmates
As I pull out the two racks of pork ribs I bought to barbecue on Saturday to celebrate Independence Day, I’m recalling our recent interview
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Grubhub Wins the Day, but Tough Months Lie Ahead for Food Delivery Space
We frequently write about the restaurant food delivery business on Localogy Insider. After all, what could be more local than restaurant food delivery? So we
DoorDash
More Local Innovations to Support SMBs
Innovations and quick pivots just keep coming from companies in the Localogy ecosystem to help SMBs getting hammered by the COVID crisis. We’re doing our
cloud kitchens
The Brewing Revolt Against Restaurant Delivery Apps
One of the big storylines coming out of the COVID-19 is the devastation it has wreaked on the restaurant industry. Independent bistros and multi-location chains
cloud kitchens
Food Wars: DoorDash Files for IPO as Uber Eats Head Exits
There were some key developments this week in the “food-tech” space — that category that, according to PitchBook, includes everything from the Impossible Burger to
2020 Predictions
Four More 2020 Local Media & Commerce Predictions
Each member of the LSA/Localogy analyst team has their own backgrounds, areas of interest, and expertise. So we’ve each independently developed our own set of
DoorDash
Have the Unicorns Jumped the Shark? (Video)
Investor trends are as fickle as fads. But with much bigger consequences. There seems to be a growing backlash against companies, many of them solidly
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ICYMI: What’s New in SMB Tech
“ICYMI (in case you missed it) What’s New in SMB SaaS” is a periodic series on LSA Insider that curates and offers brief commentary on
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The Lesson for DoorDash? Transparency is Inevitable
This, not to mention the many other articles written about Doordash’s, shall we say, less than transparent policy for handling tips, has left me scratching