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Postmates is an online delivery platform that connects customers with local couriers who can deliver anything from any store or restaurant. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2011 by Sam Street, Sean Plaice, and Bastian Lehmann. Postmates provides merchants the ability to join the platform as partners, which provides them with the benefit of greater exposure through the application, while Postmates benefits from increased order volume. As of December 2018, Postmates is available in 550 cities throughout the United States with one international presence in Mexico City and has over 25,000 merchant partners, contributing to 3 million monthly deliveries.
Uber today announced the official completion of its Postmates acquisition deal, which it announced originally back in July. The all-stock deal, valued at around $2.65 billion at the time of its disclosure, sees Postmates join Uber, while continuing to operate as a separate service with its own bran…
Postmates is now rolling out what could be the biggest update to the company’s service in a long time — adding a retail option for users to shop local stores and for local merchants to set up a virtual on-demand storefront in the app. Starting in Los Angeles — and building on yest…
Popular food delivery service Postmates is in the process of merging with Uber in a blockbuster $2.65 billion deal that would see it join forces with its food delivery competitor, Uber Eats. The deal remains under antitrust scrutiny, and has not yet been approved for closing. The deal is expected t…
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