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Cornershop’s latest partnership just sweetened the deal for Uber

Contxto – Retailers cannot deny that home deliveries are of the utmost need with self-isolation. And in Mexico, one major...

July 3, 2020

Rappi partners with Mexican bank Banorte to launch financial services firm in Mexico

Contxto – A traditional Mexican bank wants to hang out with the cool kids. Consequently, it’s cozying up with one...

June 24, 2020

Rappi launches into livestream business boosted by Colombian pop star Manuel Medrano

Contxto – It would appear that Rappi will leave no industry unexplored. Besides food and package deliveries, processing payments, and...

June 13, 2020

What makes a delivery app like Rappi successful in Latin America?

Contxto – The Colombian delivery app, Rappi, is making headlines for many reasons. Whether because it raised US$1 billion in...

May 27, 2020

PedidosYa launches dark grocery store in Uruguay

Contxto – Many grocery delivery platforms boast getting goods delivered to your doorstep in one to two hours. But Uruguayan...

May 25, 2020

Government of Colombia probes into delivery platforms for Mother’s Day delays

Contxto – The 2020 Mother’s Day ordeal continues for food delivery platforms in Colombia. On May 10th, their services were...

May 19, 2020

Hugo raises Series A, launches hugo Ventures to boost regional digitization

Contxto – Usually, an equity round entails a startup announcing its plans for scaling up, product development, hiring, and so...

May 18, 2020

SoftBank foresees the end of the food delivery showdown in Latin America

Contxto – For one SoftBank senior executive, there can only be one winner when it comes to food delivery services...

May 15, 2020

Food delivery platform couriers in Argentina aren’t happy, so they’re striking

Contxto – Couriers for Rappi, Uber Eats, and Glovo have a bone to pick with their respective food delivery platforms...

May 13, 2020

Delivery platforms Rappi, Domicilios.com, and Hugo had one heck of a Mother’s Day

Contxto – Mother’s Day came and went. And it’ll certainly be one for the history books. For the first time...

May 11, 2020