retail drone delivery

Zipline and Jumia Partner for Retail Drone Delivery in Africa by DRONELIFE Staff Writer, Ian M Crosby Africa led the world in medical drone delivery.  Now, instant logistics leader Zipline announced a partnership with African e-commerce platform Jumia that will see the integration of Zipline’s delivery system with Jumia’s distribution …

At DRONELIFE, we’ve been writing about drone delivery – and public opinion of drone delivery – since our inception in 2013. Continue reading below, or listen: 2022, however, has been the best year yet for drone delivery programs in the U.S.  Walmart has gotten their program off the ground and …

FAA Approval will Double Flytrex Drone Delivery Range by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, on-demand drone delivery leader Flytrex announced that it has been granted approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expand its current delivery radius from one to two nautical miles throughout all of its …

Amazon has announced that it will finally start an Amazon drone delivery project in the U.S., beginning in the small town of Lockeford, CA. Continue reading below or listen: The announcement comes more than 8 years after Amazon announced that it would pursue drone delivery, and the company has had an …

Flytrex Partners with Unilever for Drone-Delivered Ice Cream by Dronelife Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, Unilever’s digital storefront The Ice Cream Shop announced a partnership with drone delivery leader Flytrex for an ice cream drone delivery service available in all of Flytrex’s U.S. locations, which include Holly Springs, Fayetteville …

Asian convenience stores are known for the wide variety and high quality of their products – and now, 7-Eleven in Japan is adding 20 minute delivery to their offerings.  ANA Holdings, Japan’s major airline consortium and the group behind ALL NIPPON Airways and Air Japan, is leading a trial of …

Walmart drone delivery is rapidly becoming a reality.  In partnership with drone technology and services provider DroneUp Walmart drone delivery is launching three full-time DroneUp airport “Hubs.” “The first operation has already taken flight at a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Farmington, Arkansas,” says a DroneUp press release. The “hubs” will …

Zipline delivers for Walmart: Instant Delivery Service Launches by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Walmart and Zipline announced the launch of their new instant delivery service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, where the service will make on-demand deliveries of select health and wellness and consumable items from the Walmart …