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DoorDash moves to Geraldton, Kalgoorlie & Horsham amid regional push. Published on: 13th October 2026 at 4:08 PM Delivery service DoorDash today is expanding into 16 new regional communities across Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, reaching up to 410,000 regional Australians. The new markets now available on DoorDash include Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Albany and Karratha in Western Australia; Port Lincoln, Victor Harbor-Goolwa, Port Pirie and Port Augusta in South Australia; Echuca-Moama, Wangaratta, Sale, Bairnsdale, Horsham and Moe-Newborough in Victoria; and Kingston, Blackmans Bay and Ulverstone in Tasmania. ADVERTISING DoorDash will be one of the most exciting deliveries to the good folks Geraldton since former West Coast Eagle Josh Kennedy returned to his childhood club the Northampton Rams in the GNFL. This expansion phase marks one of DoorDash's largest regional growth initiatives in Australia, helping connect local residents with restaurants, grocery and convenience partners, while supporting local businesses to reach new customers and create new earning opportunities for Dashers. "This expansion is about supporting local communities by helping merchants grow, creating flexible earning opportunities for Dashers, and making everyday life a little easier for residents. We're proud to be investing in regional Australia and look forward to becoming part of these communities," DoorDash APAC vice president Simon Rossi said. DoorDash recently signed a multi-year deal with the Australian Open which sees it become the official on-demand delivery partner. The delivery service has been ram ping up its marketing activity in this market. Recently, it expanded Wavemaker's global media agency remit, while its CMO is former global CEO Tim Castree. Businesses interested in partnering with DoorDash and community members seeking flexible earning opportunities can learn more at its Merchants and Dasher websites. New DoorDash markets. Western Australia: Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Albany, Karratha South Australia: Port Lincoln, Victor Harbor-Goolwa, Port Pirie, Port Augusta Victoria: Echuca-Moama, Wangaratta, Sale, Bairnsdale, Horsham, Moe-Newborough Tasmania: Kingston & Blackmans Bay, Ulverstone Join more than 30,000 advertising industry experts Get all the latest advertising and media news direct to your inbox from B&T.

DoorDash expands to 16 new regional communities. October 13, 2026 DoorDash is expanding into 16 new regional communities across Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. The new markets now available on DoorDash include Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Albany and Karratha in WA; Port Lincoln, Victor Harbor-Goolwa, Port Pirie and Port Augusta in SA; Echuca-Moama, Wangaratta, Sale, Bairnsdale, Horsham and Moe-Newborough in Victoria; and Kingston, Blackmans Bay and Ulverstone in Tasmania. Promoted as bringing greater delivery choice, convenience and economic opportunity to more than 410,000 regional Australians, the new expansion phase marks one of DoorDash's largest regional growth initiatives in Australia. The delivery platform says it's helping connect local residents with restaurants, grocery and convenience partners, while supporting local businesses to reach new customers and create new earning opportunities for Dashers. "This expansion is about supporting local communities by helping merchants grow, creating flexible earning opportunities for Dashers, and making everyday life a little easier for residents," says DoorDash APAC Vice President Simon Rossi. "We're proud to be investing in regional Australia and look forward to becoming part of these communities." Businesses interested in partnering with DoorDash and community members seeking flexible earning opportunities can learn more at merchants.doordash.com/en-au and dasher.doordash.com/en-au.

Santé raises $15 million to expand AI software for wine and spirits retailers. The FINTOP-led round comes six months after a seed raise, with the company saying its platform reaches nearly 1,000 retailers. Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Santé, a fintech and artificial intelligence platform focused on wine and spirits retailers, said Tuesday it has raised $15 million in Series A funding as it expands software that automates inventory, purchasing, marketing and other store operations. The round was led by FINTOP, according to a company announcement distributed through PR Newswire. Returning investors Bonfire Ventures, Operator Collective, Y Combinator and Veridical Ventures also took part. The company said the new financing comes about six months after it announced a $7.6 million seed round. Santé said it has been growing quickly during that period. The company said its business expanded by 500% and now serves nearly 1,000 retailers that together process $2 billion in annual gross merchandise value, or GMV, a common e-commerce measure of sales flowing through a platform. Those figures were disclosed by the company and were not independently verified. The company positions its software as a system built for the specific demands of liquor and wine retail, a market shaped by state-by-state regulation, tax compliance rules and complex inventory management. In its announcement, Santé said store operators also face labor shortages and higher operating costs, pressures that have made day-to-day management harder for independent retailers. According to the company, the platform combines point-of-sale and back-office functions with AI-driven tools that can handle tasks such as receiving inventory, placing orders, managing e-commerce listings, running customer marketing campaigns and setting employee schedules. Santé said it uses data gathered across those functions to power internal AI agents designed to automate work that would otherwise be handled manually by store staff. Among the features highlighted by the company are invoice-scanning tools that read distributor invoices and update inventory levels and unit costs automatically, marketing tools that segment customers based on purchase history, and cataloging tools that generate product descriptions and images for online listings. Santé also said its system connects orders from delivery platforms including DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and Instacart directly into a retailer's point-of-sale system. The company said its merchandising tools are aimed at reducing the number of slow-moving products on shelves. In the release, Santé said 25% of goods can take more than 12 months to turn a profit and that its software suggests pricing and promotional changes based on store-level sales data. It also said the platform includes liquor-specific functions such as bottle and keg tracking, vintage management and case discount logic. Chief executive Darren Fike said in the announcement that the company began by trying to reduce operational problems for independent wine and liquor retailers and is now shifting toward tools meant to drive revenue more directly. In a statement, he said Santé wants to build systems that help stores re-engage customers and improve margins, not just manage inventory. FINTOP, which led the round, described the company as operating in a large and complicated vertical market where software has often been fragmented. Brittani Roberts, a director at the firm, said in the release that Santé had built practical AI workflows for back-office retail tasks and combined them with embedded financial technology. The funding highlights a broader push to apply automation to highly specialized parts of retail that have not moved as quickly as general merchandise into integrated software systems. Wine and spirits stores often carry large numbers of stock-keeping units, face distributor-driven ordering cycles and must comply with detailed state rules that differ across markets. In that setting, software that reduces manual inventory work or improves purchasing decisions could affect operating costs, stock levels and even how stores manage ties with distributors and delivery platforms. That matters for the beverage sector because independent retailers are a major route to market for wine, beer and spirits brands, especially in states with tightly regulated alcohol sales. If more stores adopt tools that automate reordering, pricing and promotions, suppliers could see changes in how products are selected, how quickly inventory moves and how customer demand is tracked at the store level. Any effect on distributor relationships or shelf allocation would likely vary by state and retailer size, but the technology points to a more data-driven model for specialty beverage retail. The company did not disclose its valuation in the announcement. It also did not provide a detailed breakdown of how the new capital will be spent, beyond saying it will be used to expand what it called the first AI operating system for wine and spirits retail. Santé described its platform as covering in-store operations, e-commerce, subscription sales, delivery app management and marketing in a single system. The company said the goal is to give store owners one platform rather than a collection of separate tools, while using automation to reduce routine tasks such as data entry, catalog maintenance and scheduling. Liked the read? Share it with others!