Daily briefing

Lowe's, Wing and DoorDash launch a home-improvement drone delivery pilot

Lowe's started a drone-delivery pilot from its Matthews, North Carolina store on 24 September. Eligible customers order through DoorDash and Wing handles the flight, with a curated catalog of lightweight items and advertised delivery times as short as 20 minutes.

Drone delivery is moving from restaurant and pharmacy use cases into hardware-store errands, where a forgotten small part can block a larger job.

The pilot will be more informative if Lowe's discloses order mix, completion rate and repeat usage rather than only headline delivery speed.