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Covid-19: Adani Wilmar, Swiggy tie up to deliver edible oil, food items

While Swiggy is likely to start delivery of the Fortune range in Lucknow and Kanpur by next week, Adani Wilmar also plans to expand the service to 13 more cities

BigBasket, Grofers to hire warehouse, delivery staff to clear backlog

The hiring by BigBasket will be done across 26 cities where the company delivers

Covid-19 lockdown: UP uses drones for vigilance, postal vans for supplies

Fire brigade vehicles being used for disinfecting places, e-commerce majors allowed to do home deliveries

UP moots a dedicated Covid-19 corpus in addition to CM Relief Fund

State has so far received Rs 8 cr in the distress fund; Amazon, Flipkart seek help for home deliveries; state govt has identified 1,172 Tablighi Jamaat attendees from UP till date

E-commerce firms to resume services, but short on delivery executives

Some of the e-commerce companies actually have all the government approvals needed to deliver but are still stuck

Govt allows doorstep delivery of drugs to help citizens under lockdown

The health ministry invoked section 26B of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 to facilitate the doorstep delivery of drugs to consumers

Coronavirus: DPIIT to monitor real-time delivery status of essential items

Grivances can be emailed to "controlroom-dpiit@gov.in" or informed through telephone (011-23062487). This number will be functional from 8am to 6pm

UK authorities give Amazon 5 days to draw up new plan to acquire Deliveroo

Amazon is interested in investing in Deliveroo to give it a larger stake in the fast-growing restaurant delivery business

DHL Group to launch zero-emission electric delivery in US by 2020

Over the last three years, DHL has kicked off "CO2-free last mile delivery" efforts with German cities like Berlin, Hamburg and Munich.

Delivering the goods

Egged on by e-commerce firms and technology, doorstep delivery will be the new battleground for brick-and-mortar retailers and marketers too