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New deal, same DoorDash hustle
DoorDash just added another lane to its “we deliver that too” strategy. The company announced a partnership with Dollar Tree, giving users on-demand delivery from Dollar Tree’s entire U.S. store footprint — more than 9,000 locations across 48 states.
That means shoppers can browse over 10,000 products on DoorDash, from everyday essentials to the kind of random-but-useful stuff you only remember you need after you’ve already sat down on the couch.
Why this matters for DASH
For DoorDash, this is less about balloons and paper towels and more about turning the app into a broader local-commerce machine. Every new retail category gives DASH another shot at more orders, more frequency, and a stickier customer habit than just “I’m too lazy to cook tonight.”
And Dollar Tree gets something pretty obvious: a bigger digital storefront without having to build one from scratch. It’s the classic modern-retail trade — you bring the brand, we’ll bring the app, the drivers, and the last-mile headache.
The bigger picture
This is DoorDash doing what platform companies love to do: widen the moat one partnership at a time. If the company can keep stacking retailers like this, the story shifts from delivery helper to everyday commerce utility.
Big picture: the more stuff DoorDash can help you buy on impulse, the harder it gets to think of it as just a dinner app.