delivery services
Goods brought home
Delivery services are businesses or systems that transport goods from one location to another—typically from sellers to buyers.
The term covers everything from postal carriers and package couriers to food delivery apps: I ordered dinner through a delivery service.
The plural often appears in discussions of logistics, e-commerce, or the gig economy: Delivery services have transformed how people shop.
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- vanEnclosed cargo vehicle
- groceriesFood bought at stores
- parcelsWrapped items for delivery
- front doorPrimary household entry point
porch pirate · signature required · GPS navigation · overnight shipping · logistics · real-time tracking · barcode scanners · perishables · autonomous vehicles · drone · bicycle · courier bag · medical supplies · flexible scheduling · two-day shipping · mailman · documents · fleet management
- commercial carriersairlines, trucking companies, freight carriers, shipping lines, cargo airlines
- servicesstreaming, salon, bellhop, janitorial, barber
- postal systempost office, mailbox, stamp, stamps, envelope
- transport companiesAmerican Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, FedEx, UPS
- service providersdoctors, nurses, phone company, hospitals, tax preparer
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, freight, package
delivery servicespickup
Small open-bed truck
in-store pickup · curbside pickup · click and collect · will call · carry-out
delivery servicesin-store shopping
Buying merchandise at physical locations