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NYC's app-based delivery workers can finally use restaurant bathrooms
Why this was not already the case is a total mystery.
DoorDash tests 15-minute grocery deliveries in New York City
The company is hiring employees rather than gig workers for its ultra-fast service.
DoorDash now delivers household essentials from Dollar General
DoorDash is adding on-demand deliveries from 9,000 Dollar General locations nationwide.
DoorDash establishes $1M relief fund for restaurants hit by natural disasters
Over the next year, DoorDash has earmarked $1,000,000 to support local restaurants affected by state or federally declared natural disasters.
Recommended Reading: Restaurants vs. food delivery apps
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best long-form writing on technology and more.
DoorDash expands alcohol deliveries to 20 states and DC
The company can bring booze to users in 20 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and Australia.
DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub sue NYC over restaurant fee limits
The city made the pandemic measures permanent last month.
Chicago sues DoorDash and GrubHub, alleging deceptive business practices
While the complaints point to alleged misconduct specific to each company, they broadly accuse DoorDash and GrubHub of employing a similar set of unfair business practices.
Wendy's plans 700 kitchens expressly for food delivery apps
The 'ghost kitchens' are coming to the UK, US and Canada.
NYC extends limits on food delivery app fees to February 2022
New York City has extended a cap on food delivery app fees until February 2022 to help recovering restaurants.
DoorDash offers restaurants more flexible commission rates
Paying a lower rate shrinks the delivery area and bumps up customer delivery fees.
DoorDash now delivers COVID-19 testing kits
DoorDash is partnering with two digital health companies to allow people to order COVID-19 tests directly from its app.
DoorDash lets restaurants add their own delivery drivers to its service
DoorDash will allow restaurants that prefer using their own people for delivery to use its platform to reach more potential customers. DoorDash says the option could increase restaurants’ visibility in their area while being in control of their “end-to-end customer experience” and creating “new opportunities for their existing staff.” Restaurants that sign up under the option can set a delivery zone and price their own delivery fees.
After Math: Deals on deals on deals
As we collectively recover from a day of too much turkey and another of too much (hopefully online) shopping, with our eyes ahead towards what is sure to be an unprecedented holiday season, let’s take a look at some of the top headlines from this past Thanksgiving week. You could argue that Amazon’s warehouse workers have been greasing the wheels of the nation during the pandemic (or at least relieving our boredom with all those impulse purchases).
California votes to strip employee protections from Uber and Lyft drivers
Uber and other ride-hailing and delivery companies in California have prevailed in a $220 million dollar gambit to keep workers as independent contractors. Proposition 22, a side ballot to overturn a California law that made drivers full employees, passed by a wide 58 to 42 percent margin in the state.
DoorDash teams up to open a restaurant in California
DoorDash is partnering to launch its first restaurant, Burma Bites, in a bid to boost its takeout and delivery business.
California Uber drivers sue company over Prop 22 app notifications
A group of California Uber drivers say the company has gone too far in its lobbying for Prop 22.
DoorDash adds on-demand grocery delivery to its app
More than 75 million people in the US will have access to on-demand grocery delivery through the DoorDash app.
DoorDash now delivers 'everyday essentials' from Walgreens
DoorDash is expanding its on-demand delivery portfolio once again. The service announced today that it would begin offering deliveries of “everyday essentials” from retail pharmacy chain Walgreens. DoorDash says customers in select cities will be able to choose from over 2,000 “convenience, health, and wellness essentials” that include “beauty products, over-the-counter medications and grocery and snack foods.”
Uber reportedly acquires Postmates for $2.65 billion
Uber has acquired online food delivery service Postmates for $2.65 billion in stock. The deal is expected to help Uber better compete against food delivery giant DoorDash and will be a consolation prize after it failed to acquire GrubHub earlier this year.
