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> If presenting the full cost upfront means people stop using the service then it simply means that there is actually no viable market. There are plenty of foo
by ukoki 7y ago
> If presenting the full cost upfront means people stop using the service then it simply means that there is actually no viable market.
There are plenty of food delivery companies (eg Deliveroo, Wolt, FoodPanda) in countries without a tipping culture. Go to any European capital and chances are you'll see loads of brightly-coloured cube-shaped backpacks cycling around — so the companies seem to be doing OK.
- mytailorisrich 7y agoI am in Europe and use Deliveroo from time to time. There are several of these companies here, indeed. This does not mean that any of any of them are doing OK in terms of bottom line. According to figures from end of last year Deliveroo lost £185m while making £277m in sale... Any 'normal' business would have collapsed even before getting there. These companies are like Uber and Lyft: The business case is very shaky and they are facing employment law pressures at the same time. So we'll see...