Domino’s will now deliver your pizza to the beach – well, sort of! Or the park, the sports field, that one gas station down the road, or some notable landmark in your city where it will be easy for your delivery driver to find you, among other places. The company announced today the launch of […]
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Amazon’s Prime Now can deliver groceries from Whole Foods
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Amazon Prime customers just got another perk.
On Thursday Amazon announced its Prime Now delivery service — which delivers groceries, household items, gifts, and more in two hours — is partnering with Whole Foods.
This means Prime customers in select neighborhoods across America will be able to get Whole Foods produce, meat, seafood, select alcohol, and other natural and organic goodies brought straight to their doors.
A 2018 dream come true.
“We’re happy to bring our customers the convenience of free two-hour delivery through Prime Now and access to thousands of natural and organic groceries and locally sourced favorites,” Whole Foods Market co-founder and CEO said John Mackey said in a press release. Read more…
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Hat purchase on Amazon goes awry when a scorpion venom-laced drug arrives instead
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A funny Amazon purchase for sauna hats got weird when a blue scorpion venom-based drug arrived instead.
Journalist Meagan Day posted about her delivery misadventures this week when an order for jokey felt sauna hats with the word “oligarch” printed in Russian finally got delivered.
But instead of hats, she received a drug that includes blue scorpion venom in its ingredients. The package came from Ukraine.
BOY DO I HAVE A STORY FOR YOU. I tried to order some felt sauna hats that say “oligarch” on them from an Amazon seller named RussianBear, for me and my friends who like to sauna, like as a joke (though I actually really wanted one) pic.twitter.com/uRZGzTKVFx
— Meagan Day (@meaganmday) January 25, 2018 Read more…
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August Access, an in-home delivery service first tested with Walmart, opens to all retailers
August Home, the smart lock startup that was acquired by lock giant Assa Abloy in October last year, is stepping up its delivery game. At CES today, the company announced a service it’s calling August Access, where retailers can work with August and its partner Deliv to open your front door and bring packages directly into your home when you are not there, if you use a smart lock from… Read More
Not home to get a package? Keep it safe with this device
BoxLock keeps your packages safe from ‘porch pirates’ or people who steal packages. All you need to do is put this lock on your outdoor storage container. When your delivery person comes to the door, they can use the lock to scan your package. If the …
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Keep your packages from getting stolen with this Kickstarter project
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Deliv to power same-day grocery delivery for Walmart in San Jose
Walmart is further expanding into same-day delivery with the help of its existing delivery partner, Deliv. The companies today announced they will now be working together to power same-day grocery delivery in the San Jose area, where users will b…
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