Speedy grocery delivery firms are racing to survive
3 years, 4 months ago

Speedy grocery delivery firms are racing to survive

Wired  

On a sleepy, suburban street in Pankow, Berlin, there’s barely any traffic, and sound is confined to the distant chime of church bells. The “pickers” who scurry up and down its aisles compile orders made on smartphones, relayed via overhead screen, and delivered by the riders back to clients in superfast time. “But people don’t really complain.” This “dark store” is one of sixteen in Berlin, the hometown of on-demand grocery delivery company Gorillas. “If you go to the fucking Moon,” he said on a recent podcast, “you shouldn’t go to the supermarket.” But if you move fast, you break things. “It’s just a matter of time until it falls.” There are still plenty in Q-Commerce, however, who believe Sümer is holding all the aces.

Gorillas  speedy  company  store  delivery  survive  minutes  grocery  launch  fast  shoppers  model  gorillas  firms  racing  sümer  qcommerce

History of this topic

As Gig Economy Companies Flee Europe, Getir Is Taking Over
1 year, 11 months ago

As Gig Economy Companies Flee Europe, Getir Is Taking Over

Wired  

Five years ago, investors wouldn’t return Nazim Salur’s calls. In a delivery app reckoning, all of those companies have since disappeared or been absorbed by Europe’s three major players: Getir, Flink, and GoPuff. Since Getir swallowed Gorillas in December, the company’s yellow and purple mopeds can be found on roads across seven European countries. The company’s rise from London to …

Gorillas’ Retreat Signals a Reckoning for Delivery Apps
2 years, 6 months ago

Gorillas’ Retreat Signals a Reckoning for Delivery Apps

Wired  

The banana is a recurring motif at the delivery app Gorillas: The fruit is sometimes handed out free to customers, representing the company’s promise to deliver fresh food within minutes. Gorillas’ six Belgian warehouses, also known as dark stores—two in Antwerp and four in Brussels—have been shuttered since June 25 and local media has reported that more than 200 people …

Discover Related