Walmart, Amazon, and others lost millions of dollars to an organized online refund fraud scheme

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Delivery drivers are often the ones to bear the brunt of customer complaints about missing or damaged shipments.

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DoorDash will start surveilling delivery workers' driving with an app that tracks how hard they are braking and accelerating

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DoorDash is testing a new feature called "Driving Insights" that tracks "rapid changes in braking and acceleration."

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DoorDash warns customers who don't tip: your order could be slower

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There are plenty of reasons to tip.

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Walmart Spark delivery drivers are sick of customers asking them to bring deliveries into their homes

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Walmart Spark drivers often get asked to bring groceries inside customers' homes.

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Lonely Instacart and DoorDash gig workers are leaning on YouTube influencers to help them feel connected

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DoorDash drivers hope to earn more tips with the app's new post-checkout tipping feature
Contractors for DoorDash, Instacart, and other gig-work apps turn to their favorite YouTube creators for information and stories that they can relate to.

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Amazon Begins One-Hour Drone Delivery in Texas for Medications

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It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s an Amazon delivery drone.

Chick-fil-A to shell out $4.4 million in cash and gift cards after customers accused it of inflating delivery prices, report says

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Chick-fil-A reportedly has settled a lawsuit that alleges the chain inflated delivery prices during the pandemic while promising low delivery fees.

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Walmart Spark delivery drivers say they are waiting over an hour to pick up orders — it's the latest sign of trouble for the retailer's delivery business

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Some Walmart Spark gig workers say they wait over an hour to pick up orders.

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Instacart workers show off hundreds of dollars in free food that they keep from canceled orders. 'This is the only perk of working Instacart.'

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An Instacart shopper leaving a ShopRite after completing two orders

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Uber Capitalizes on Holiday Season With 'Return a Package' Feature

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Uber wants to eliminate trips to FedEx or the post office with its new “Return a Package” feature. The ride-hailing company announced the addition to its growing list of services on Wednesday, saying it will mail up to five pre-paid packaged items to UPS or FedEx per trip.

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