Uber has acquired Drizly, the alcohol delivery service, in a $1.1 billion deal, the ride-hailing company said on Tuesday. The acquisition is part of Uber’s aggressive push to expand its booming delivery business during the pandemic.

DoorDash is buying automated food prep company Chowbotics to expand its fresh meal offerings.

Following a recent test, Family Dollar Stores plans to roll out Instacart same-day delivery to more than 6,000 stores.

Grocery wholesaler and retailer Alex Lee has partnered with automation specialist Dematic to deploy a mixed-case fulfillment solution for its Merchants Distributors Inc. (MDI) subsidiary.

Chicory, the leading digital shopper marketing platform for CPG and grocery companies, released the results of a new national grocery consumer research study, Online Grocery Usership Changes Year Over Year.

Although the use of micro-fulfillment centers within a retailers grocery ecosystem makes operational and financial sense, most grocery retailers have sat on the sidelines.

While Stateside, a few companies, most notably Instacart, have amassed large market shares, in Europe there are now several major players, as well as hopeful start-ups, vying for a grip in the space.

Meet Cajoo, a new French startup that has raised a $7.3 million (€6 million) funding round. The company wants to make it easier to order groceries from your phone and receive them 15 minutes later.

Weezy – born in London – during the virus crisis, is one such hyperlocal delivery startup which has positioned itself as the UK’s first on-demand supermarket delivering groceries in 15 minutes.

Getir, already successful in Turkey, is taking on the likes of Deliveroo – as well as supermarkets and c-stores – with its super-fast fulfilment.

GetSwift Technologies Limited (NEO Exchange: GSW) a trailblazing technology company providing a suite of last-mile delivery logistics services, and elGrocer, the UAE’s multi-award winning and industry recognized grocery delivery organization, are pleased to announce a partnership where GetSwift will provide a full suite of services through its SaaS platform.

FOOD-delivery player foodpanda will expand pandamart, its network of cloud grocery stores, to four new markets this year - Japan, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.