Apollo Global buys Outerwall for $1.6 bn

Apollo Global to buy DVD-rental kiosk chain Redbox owner Outerwall for $1.6 bn

Source: www.domain-b.com

Outerwall has more than 40,000 kiosks located in neighborhood grocery stores, drug stores, mass merchants, malls, and other retail locations in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, the UK, and Ireland.

7-Eleven drone delivery include a Slurpees

7-Eleven Inc. and a tech startup called Flirtey beat Amazon to the punch in making the first drone delivery to a customer’s home in the U.S. Most..

Source: techcrunch.com

While 7-Eleven is thought of as a brick and mortar franchise, the company does actually allow online ordering and delivery through services like Postmates, Tapingo and others. Drones would comprise a futuristic expansion of 7-Eleven’s delivery business.

UPS Access Point Network Ready To Handle More Volume In The Wake Of Labor Dispute

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) disclosed that its Access Point Network is ready to take on additional packages from July 2 when the shippin

Source: www.benzinga.com

UPS claimed that its Access Point Network offered an easy solution during the critical time when routines may be disrupted and that consumers are uncertain about the status of potential orders. The company expects to have over 27,000 UPS Access Point locations around the world by the end of the current year.