Tag: Delivery services
1Life Healthcare stock rises as Amazon acquires One Medical
Amazon The group is investing more and more money in its healthcare business. (Photo: Reuters) new York The US online retailer Amazon takes over the US group One Medical from…
Google turns YouTube into a shopping channel
Dusseldorf Influencers and brand manufacturers have recently been able to sell their products in live videos on YouTube. Customers can ask questions directly, comment on the offer and discuss it…
Boom in photo albums – sales increase significantly
myposter Marc, René and Anna Ruhland (from left to right) run the start-up for photo and poster printing together. Munich Many people used the lockdown to take a look at…
Many retailers do not have an online shop
Dusseldorf Patricia Bernhard is in close contact with her customers in the store. But for the owner of the fashion boutique “In Love with Loretto 23” in Düsseldorf Unterbilk, the…
Famines: The world food system is not working
Sudanese farmer with grain Dependence on wheat is high worldwide. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When Martin Frick, head of the UN World Food Program (WFP) in Germany, talks about the future…
Venture capitalists rely on greentech and cybersecurity
Frankfurt The war in Ukraine and the change of course in energy policy towards renewable energies are causing venture capitalists to reorient themselves. For example, the sharp rise in energy…
Warning about investors who let down founders
difficult tasks Many start-ups have to save massively – and are sometimes let down by investors. (Photo: IMAGO/MASKOT) Germany’s youngest generation of founders has to learn some ugly vocabulary: The…
EU competition watchdogs search Delivery Hero offices
Brussels The EU competition watchdogs have searched the offices of the food delivery service Delivery Hero in Berlin. The international company announced on Wednesday that the company is working fully…
Many people no longer have enough money to buy groceries
Shopping in a supermarket The budget is empty by the 25th of the month at the latest. (Photo: IMAGO/Martin Wagner) Dusseldorf In view of the significantly increased prices in the…
Obi: Hardware store plans fast delivery service
Dusseldorf From pizza to water boxes to bags of crisps: Many people in big cities have their purchases delivered home in a very short time. Obi now also wants to…
Deka criticizes hard before the general meeting
Dusseldorf Despite doubling annual sales, Delivery Hero did not make a profit in 2021 either. While many analysts continue to rate the delivery service positively, criticism from shareholders is increasing…
Vertical farming & laboratory meat: Singapore wants to produce sustainably
View over Singapore The government of the wealthy financial center wants to increase the self-production of food to 30 percent by 2030. (Photo: Bloomberg) Bangkok The fish swimming in the…
Retailer delivers purchases using drones
san francisco Walmart becomes the first American retailer to use drones extensively for grocery delivery. Four million households in six states – Texas, Arizona, Utah, Virginia, Arkansas, Florida – will…
Russian successor company is launched
McDonald’s in Russia A McDonald’s lettering on a branch in Novosibirsk is being dismantled – after more than three decades, the fast-food chain is withdrawing from Russia. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Moscow…
The hunters are in trouble
Dusseldorf The hottest bet in the start-up scene doesn’t seem to be paying off: just a year ago, so-called Amazon aggregators – investors who buy up dozens of Amazon brands…
What the new price targets mean for investors
Amazon fulfillment center The shares of the e-commerce giant are now visually much cheaper – and therefore easier to trade for private investors. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf For many investors, looking…
Hamburg wants VAT off for food
Customers at a weekly market Berlin In view of rising food prices, Hamburg’s Senator for Consumer Protection, Anna Gallina (Greens), is calling for a VAT exemption for certain foods. The…
Dax passes the 14,600 point mark
Dax curve The leading German index is on a downward trend this year – despite the recent recovery. (Photo: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images [M]) Frankfurt Fading fears of an economic downturn…
Why the descent from the Dax is a blessing
Delivery Hero driver The company was the only Dax member that had never made a profit. (Photo: Max Threlfall/ Delivery Hero) At first glance, it’s an embarrassing failure. After less…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is sending another six people into space
Launch of the Blue Origin space capsule The rocket launched from the US state of Texas. (Photo: via REUTERS) VanHorn Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has sent another six people on…