delivery.com Buys Mr. Delivery
delivery.com, a platform for on-demand ordering that connects consumers to their favorite local businesses, is significantly expanding the reach and capabilities of its food delivery platform beginning with the acquisition of Mr. Delivery, an online ordering and food delivery service headquartered in Austin, Texas.
With the acquisition, delivery.com now connects more than 2.5 million customers and corporate clients with 15,000 restaurants, liquor stores, dry cleaners and other local businesses in 1,800 cities in 38 states.
This acquisition of Mr. Delivery marks the beginning of rapid expansion efforts and initially includes food delivery operations. delivery.com plans to bring its full set of services to Mr. Delivery markets, including group ordering and other corporate features, as well as expanded offerings beyond food delivery. For the first time, delivery.com will also offer last-mile capabilities for delivery orders, support it plans to make more widely available to merchants. Mr. Delivery will take on the delivery.com brand and technology effective immediately.
delivery.com and Mr. Delivery share a "local first" approach to online ordering. delivery.com provides the exceptional ordering experience and delivery know-how that consumers have grown to expect from a national delivery brand. Together with deep local expertise, a network of drivers, and relationships with the best merchants that Mr. Delivery supplies, delivery.com is poised to offer consumers end-to-end excellence while supporting the growth of local businesses.
New and existing Mr. Delivery customers benefit from delivery.com's frictionless ordering process that connects them directly to local restaurants in their communities and provides convenient ways to track the progress of their orders. Customers also have the ability to participate in delivery.com's popular Delivery Points loyalty program to earn free food and other rewards.
Mr. Delivery restaurant owners and drivers will leverage delivery.com's new best-in-class dispatching capabilities for a simple and efficient way to fulfill orders. Additionally, restaurants will get access to delivery.com's order confirmation tools, real-time business analytics, and partner integrations that drive incremental demand. Mr. Delivery market operators will continue growing their established networks of local restaurants, merchants, and drivers. delivery.com gains valuable last-mile delivery capabilities with access to Mr. Delivery's network of drivers.