AstraZeneca has warned EU countries it will cut deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine by 60 per cent to 31 million doses in the first quarter due to production problems. The decrease deals another blow to Europe’s Covid-19 vaccination drive after Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE slowed supplies of their vaccine to the bloc this … Read more
Tesla Inc. on Saturday reported better-than-expected 2020 vehicle deliveries, driven by a steady rise in electric vehicle adoption, but narrowly missed its ambitious full-year goal during a punishing year for the global auto industry. The company delivered 499,550 vehicles during 2020, above Wall Street estimates of 481,261 vehicles, according to Refinitiv data – but 450 … Read more
Air Mail: How new letters boss will use DRONES to fly deliveries to remote areas of Britain in overhaul of 500-year-old service Royal Mail executive chairman Keith Williams wants to use unmanned vehicles Trials of the service in remote areas are expected to begin imminently Also examining putting barcodes on stamps making it easier to track … Read more
Frozen packaging could mean delay in care homes getting Covid-19 jab because deliveries cannot be split into smaller batches Vaccine vials cannot be delivered to Britain’s care home residents individually The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine comes in packs of 975 doses that cannot be split Delivering full packs could result in hundreds of vials being thrown away … Read more
Catering giant Compass is offering home deliveries as it shifts towards a future where more of its tech office staff work remotely. Boss Dominic Blakemore expects widespread home working to continue after the pandemic, with white collar employees likely to do so for two and a half days per week. It has prompted the company, … Read more
Ocado soars as second lockdown boosts demand for deliveries: Profits forecast jumps 50% to £60m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 2 November 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 2 November 2020 Ocado expects profits to hit £60m this year Ocado’s shares soared as the second wave of coronavirus boosted demand for … Read more
Amazon appears to have foiled a scheme setup by rogue contract drivers that gave them first dibs on new deliveries at a Whole Foods store in the Chicago area. Some Amazon Flex drivers were ‘gaming the system’ by hanging smartphones in trees near the store, as the app uses proximity when choosing drivers to carry out … Read more
Amazon’s contract drivers are hanging cell phones in TREES next to distribution stations and Whole Foods stores in Chicago so they can get notifications to pick up deliveries before rivals Amazon Flex drivers are hanging phones in trees near a Whole Foods store The idea is to help them grab incoming orders in faster via … Read more
Marks and Spencer have copied some of Waitrose’s most popular items and developed 750 new ones in an attempt to stop shoppers abandoning Ocado when it swaps its partnership as part of a £750 million deal due to begin in September. Ocado announced last year that it had cut ties with Waitrose after 19 years … Read more
Horticulturalists have issued a warning after ‘hundreds’ of British gardeners received unsolicited deliveries of seeds thought to have been sent from China. The mysterious packages have been posted to customers who previously made legitimate seed purchases through sites such as Amazon marketplace and eBay. But many of the gardeners were left baffled after receiving unexpected … Read more