Latest Sharing Economy Headlines
All the headlines from our Sharing Economy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wal-Mart Considers Entering ‘Sharing Economy’ with Customer Delivery Plan
Mar 28 2013 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is considering a radical plan to have store customers deliver packages to online buyers, a new twist on speedier delivery services that the company hopes will enable it to better compete with...
San Francisco’s Car-Sharing Taxi Services Flourish Despite Regulators
Oct 12 2012 // Two San Francisco-based car-sharing services, including one founded by Zynga Inc. director Sunil Paul, are operating in defiance of California authorities, highlighting how regulators are struggling with a wave of...
GM Joins Sharing Economy
Jul 23 2012 // General Motors announced that its OnStar subscribers can now rent out their idle vehicles through the RelayRides car sharing service, which is the first third-party developer to integrate with GM OnStar’s proprietary...
Sharing Economy Calls For Insurance Innovation
Mar 5 2012 // How Insurance Helped Getaround Get Going Can technology positively impact a billion people in just 10 years? Possibly, if insurance is available. Consider taking a low-use personal automobile — which might sit idle most...
One Insurance Broker’s Drive for Innovation
Mar 5 2012 // When Jessica Scorpio, 24, began her quest for insurance for Getaround.com, a peer-to-peer car sharing organization, she ran into a few closed doors. “I definitely spent my whole 22nd year banging on insurance...
