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After Caviar, Square Is Set To Refocus On What They Do Best
Friday, December 13, 2019 - 1:03pm | 828Read More...Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) announced on Oct. 31 they would sell Caviar, the food delivery startup they bought in 2014 for a reported $90 million, to DoorDash for $410 million in cash and preferred DoorDash stock. The acquisition seemed like a good buy at the time. In 2014, many consumers were excited...
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Analyst: Food Delivery Companies Have Room For Growth, But Face Cash-Burning Competition
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 3:48pm | 826Read More...The third-party food delivery business still has room for near-20% growth over the next few years, driven by a few big players, Morgan Stanley said Tuesday. But more rational pricing is needed, and some consolidation may be coming, analyst Brian Nowak said in a look at the burgeoning...
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GrubHub Shorts Make $500M In Profits From Earnings Miss
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 12:53pm | 515Read More...A rough year for GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) investors got even worse on Tuesday when the stock dropped more than 43% following its third-quarter earnings report. While GrubHub bulls got hammered, short sellers pocketed more than half a billion dollars. Big Day For Shorts GrubHub shorts more than...
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Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Try End Run Of California's AB5 With New Bill
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 12:41pm | 649Read More...The biggest names in the gig economy are seeking to put a ballot proposal before California voters in an effort to overturn a new state law that limits the firms' ability to use independent contractor drivers. Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER), Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) and DoorDash filed paperwork...
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Uber, Lyft To Campaign Against California Gig Economy Law
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 10:11am | 333Read More...Four Silicon Valley giants that depend upon the gig economy to run their business have teamed up together to launch a statewide campaign against California’s AB 5 law. What Happened A union of businesses — including Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER), Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT), DoorDash...
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DoorDash's New Delivery Kitchen Capitalizes On The "Netflix Economy"
Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 2:13pm | 486Read More...DoorDash has opened its first shared pick-up and delivery kitchen in Redwood City, California. Instead of providing square footage for dine-in customers, five restaurant operations will use the kitchen solely to prepare food for delivery through DoorDash's app. The four restaurants participating...
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Doordash Acquires Scotty Labs, Pushes Towards Automated Deliveries
Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 2:58pm | 447Read More...Doordash CEO Tony XU Doordash's newest acquisition hints at its steer away from human drivers. Scotty Labs is a three-year-old Silicon Valley company whose core value states "autonomy and remote assistance will be the future of logistics." On August 20th, CEO Tobenna Arodiogbu announced the...
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What Analysts Think About Square's Post-Earnings Prospects
Friday, August 2, 2019 - 12:28pm | 518Read More...Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) took a huge 15% hit on Friday after the company reported lackluster second-quarter numbers and issued disappointing guidance. Square reported second-quarter gross payment volume of $26.8 billion, slightly missing consensus analyst expectations of $26.9 billion. In addition,...
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Domino's CEO Attributes Poor Growth To Delivery Apps As McDonald's Expands Third-Party Partners
Saturday, July 20, 2019 - 9:40am | 505Read More...Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) reported disappointing second-quarter metrics, including a miss on same-store sales. The reason? A surge in third-party delivery options that service restaurants. What Happened Delivery apps like UberEats are "creating some turbulence" in the food...
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Food Delivery Firm DoorDash Lands $400 Million In Financing
Friday, February 22, 2019 - 11:25am | 355Read More...Food delivery company DoorDash said late today that it raised $400 million in Series F financing from a group co-led by investors Temasek and Dragoneer Investment Group. Existing investors Softbank Vision Fund, DST Global, Coatue Management, GIC, Sequoia Capital, and Y Combinator also participated...
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Get To Know UberEATS
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 1:25pm | 409Read More...In a report published Monday, Cowen And Company analyst Kevin Kopelman discussed Uber’s next major initiative (dubbed UberEATS) and what it means for other food delivery services. Kopelman pointed out that in major cities (such as New York, Los Angeles, Barcelona), the “UBER”...











