Street Fight Daily: FiveStars Raises $26M, Postal Service Eyes Grocery Delivery
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology FiveStars Raises $26m to Build Up its Digital Loyalty Program (GigaOm) A growing number of startups have...
View ArticleStreet Fight Daily: Amazon Enters Home Services, eBay Kills Same-Day Delivery
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Amazon Promotes Handyman and Installation Services (Recode) The giant online marketplace has begun...
View ArticleStreet Fight Daily: Snapchat Tests Local, Yelp Sues Reputation Firm
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Snapchat Tries Our Stories For Locals Only (TechCrunch) Snapchat’s newest feature could turn Our Stories...
View ArticleFormer Kozmo CTO: There’s Froth in the Local Delivery Market
The days of having to go to the grocery store to get your items for tonight’s dinner are becoming a thing of the past as companies continue to jump on the home delivery bandwagon. With heavy hitters...
View ArticleStreet Fight Daily: Mobile Wallets Can Guide Search’s ‘Next Moment,’ BuzzFeed...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Mobile Wallets, GPS, and Beacons: How To Dominate the ‘Next Moment’ of Local Search (Search Engine Land)...
View ArticleSame-Day Delivery: The Linchpin in the Battle for the Last Mile of Commerce
Consumers are more impatient and time-starved than ever. At least that’s the impression one could derive from the seemingly unending string of same-day delivery announcements from major retailers...
View ArticleStreet Fight Daily: Postmates’ Super-Speedy Food Delivery, Apple Approves...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Postmates Takes on Uber and Sprig with Quick Food Delivery Service Pop (Recode) Postmates is getting...
View ArticleStreet Fight Daily: Facebook’s New Retail Features, Local Mobile Ad Spend to...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Facebook Woos Retailers and Shoppers Alike with New Features (Gigaom) Facebook is testing new features...
View ArticleHow Multi-location Brands Can Keep Up with the Push for On-Demand
In the era of UberRUSH, Postmates, DoorDash, and others, every business with an in-house delivery fleet is feeling the pressure to provide the same kind of on-demand delivery experience. Failure to do...
View Article10 Pivotal Moments From the On-Demand Economy in 2015
From huge expansion to Asian markets to massive funding rounds to drone deliveries and new technologies, 2015 will go down as a landmark year for the on-demand economy. As we get ready to watch the...
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