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Postmates launches Amazon Prime-style subscription service, hits 1 million monthly deliveries
Postmates, which is now completing 1 million deliveries a month, is digging in deeper to the e-commerce space with the launch of Postmates Plus Unlimited, a $9.99 per month subscription service that gets you free deliveries on all “Plus” orders over $30, minus the service fee. Plus merchants include American Apparel and thousands of other partners in the Postmates preferred… Read More
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American Apparel offering on-demand delivery via Postmates partnership
Clothing brand American Apparel has formally partnered with startup Postmates to offer consumers on-demand delivery (within the hour) of Basics clothing, which includes standard tees, sweatshirts, body suits, pants, leggings and dresses for all genders. The service will be offered in 79 American Apparel stores throughout the U.S., spanning 31 metropolitan areas. At launch, delivery fees will… Read More
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SXSW goes apeshit for on-demand startups
It’s a tough world out there for on-demand startups — confusion around the W2 versus 1099 conversation, tough margins and customer service are but a few of the initial obstacles for these companies. Add in the necessity of huge amounts of up-front capital and it’s an uphill battle at best. But trust me, the on-demand economy will survive and eventually prevail, and 2016… Read More
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Meet The Startups Vying For The Crunchie For Fastest Rising Startup Of 2015
The 9th Annual Crunchies are almost upon us. On February 8, people from some of the best and brightest startups around will descend upon San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House to take part in an event that’s best described as the Oscars of startups and technology. Postmates Digs Into Commerce With Curated ‘12 Days Of Postmates’ Campaign
Postmates, the on-demand delivery startup that has dug nationwide trenches in the food delivery space, has today unveiled the ’12 Days of Postmates’ campaign. The promotion will let users in five cities (New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle) order specially curated products from more than 30 brands for $1.99. The company promises one-hour delivery on all the… Read More
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The Disrupt London 2015 Battlefield Finalists Are Jukedeck, Lystable, MAX, And Yoobic
Disrupt London Day One was a smashing success, and included speaking appearances from Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United, former Arsenal footballer and sports broadcaster Thierry Henry (yep, there was plenty of football on our stage), Postmates’ Bastian Lehmann, and a host of investors from Sonali De Rycker to Andy McLoughlin to David Hornik. But the magic truly begins when the… Read More
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Starbucks Launches A Delivery Service In Partnership With Postmates
Making good on an announcement from this March, Starbucks and Postmates have now teamed up to launch a pilot program that will see the on-demand delivery startup powering deliveries for the Seattle-headquartered coffee chain. The service, which the companies had earlier promised would debut in the second half of 2015, allows consumers to place a coffee order via the Starbucks mobile app,… Read More
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Postmates Acquihires Activity Concierge Sosh
Sosh, the curated online marketplace that allows you to find things to do in your city, is shutting down, according to sources. Eighteen of Sosh’s 40 employees are headed to Postmates as part of an acquihire, TechCrunch has confirmed with Postmates. Fortune reported that the deal was a full acquisition, with IP exchanging hands, but we’ve confirmed with a Postmates spokesperson… Read More
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Postmates Pop Delivers Lunch In 15 Minutes Or Less
On-demand delivery startup Postmates just launched a new product called Pop to sling lunch to people in 15 minutes or less. For now, it will only be available to people based in San Francisco’s South of Market Street area during lunch time, but the plan is to expand into other locations, offer delivery in additional hours of the day, and eventually deliver more than just food in the… Read More
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Postmates Unveils Revamped Platform, Announces 4 Million Deliveries
Postmates recently unveiled a revamped version of its app, dubbed Postmates 3.0, which features category discovery, delivery tracking, gifting and estimated delivery times.
In addition to providing customers with timely information, one of the reasons why Postmates added estimated delivery times is to adjust customers’ expectations. Read More
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