Voly co-founder’s new antique e-commerce platform Bazaa raises $650,000 pre-seed
The founder of instant grocery delivery app Voly is back with an antique e-commerce startup, Bazaa, that has already raised $650,000 in pre-seed funding.
Providoor returns, new owner asks holders of $4.4 million in gift cards to step forward
Providoor is back, offering fresh and frozen meals designed by celebrity chefs. And its told SmartCompany it wants to hear from unspent gift card holders.
Voly is back from the dead as a — plot twist — online farmers market
Defunct instant grocery delivery service Voly is coming back as an online farmers market thanks to support from Our Cow.
Milkrun reportedly sought new investment twice in 2022 as a perfect economic storm came for instant delivery
That reticence was backdropped by significant operating costs at Milkrun, which eschews the independent contractor model and uses employees to deliver groceries.
Qantas, ‘the Bureau’ and Spotify: The PR wins and sins of 2022
As businesses emerged from lockdown fatigue in 2022, some were revived and made their mark, while others attracted the wrong kind of media attention for their operations.
Milkrun adds next-day market deliveries as ‘instant’ grocery platforms chase new revenue streams
Australian instant delivery contender Milkrun has launched a new next-day grocery service, joining other similar apps worldwide in the scramble to tack new revenue streams onto the costly business model.
Field Good is a grocery delivery disruptor that brings the farmers’ market to you
Field Good is a new grocery delivery service in southeast Queensland that brings the local farmers' market straight to your table.
‘Instant’ grocery startup VOLY finally announces shutdown a week after stopping deliveries
A week after ceasing deliveries and deleting its social media accounts, grocery delivery startup VOLY has officially announced its closure.
‘Instant’ grocery startup VOLY quietly stops all deliveries and deletes social media
Instant grocery startup VOLY has stopped deliveries and deleted the majority of its social media presence. But the company remains quiet.
What rapid deliveries really mean for the supermarket staff who fill the orders
In supermarkets that offer on-demand home delivery, the work of the personal shopper takes on a faster pace.
Gig economy: Workers and customers are exiting the sector. How can we make it better?
Five years of research reveals an industry facing pushback from both workers and customers, with many workers seeking to leave the gig economy.
Does Milkrun have what it takes to outrun Woolworths’ one-hour delivery?
Now that Woolies is firmly on the rapid delivery scene, what will happen to the little guys who came speedily from the rear to rescue consumers when they needed them most?
