• Bloomberg reports that Amazon "will bring free same-day delivery to the Bronx -- the only New York City borough now excluded -- following criticism from elected representatives that the company’s data-driven service boundaries unfairly left out minority communities."
The announcement follows its decision last week to also offer same-day delivery to Roxbury, Massachusetts, where similar charges had been made about it avoiding minority neighborhoods. Perceived racial disparities in Amazon's service levels had been identified in markets that included Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York and Washington.
• The Boston Herald reports that Dunkin' Donuts is expanding its delivery service test in the Boston area "to about 200 metro-Boston stores on Monday, with a coverage area that extends as far north as Winchester and Wakefield, west to Wellesley and part of Natick, and south to Braintree. Its full menu will be available.
"Dunkin’ has partnered with delivery companies Favor and DoorDash, both of which say they try to deliver orders within an hour." Customers will be paying six bucks for the delivery of coffee and doughnuts.
The announcement follows its decision last week to also offer same-day delivery to Roxbury, Massachusetts, where similar charges had been made about it avoiding minority neighborhoods. Perceived racial disparities in Amazon's service levels had been identified in markets that included Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York and Washington.
• The Boston Herald reports that Dunkin' Donuts is expanding its delivery service test in the Boston area "to about 200 metro-Boston stores on Monday, with a coverage area that extends as far north as Winchester and Wakefield, west to Wellesley and part of Natick, and south to Braintree. Its full menu will be available.
"Dunkin’ has partnered with delivery companies Favor and DoorDash, both of which say they try to deliver orders within an hour." Customers will be paying six bucks for the delivery of coffee and doughnuts.
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