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Food delivery existed long before these companies. They’re literally spending money to buy market share in the hope they can then increase prices and turn a pr
by mulmen 3y ago
Food delivery existed long before these companies. They’re literally spending money to buy market share in the hope they can then increase prices and turn a profit. This is exactly what Uber did to cabs. And what these companies have already done in existing markets.
- daveoc64 3y agoThe vast majority of the restaurants on Deliveroo, Uber Eats, Just Eat etc. in the UK did not (and still do not) offer delivery themselves. I would say that in the UK it was really only pizza places that offered delivery. Now with these apps you can get virtually any type of cuisine delivered from a wide range of restaurants.
- mulmen 3y agoRight but the food is bad when it’s delivered. That’s why delivery wasn’t offered in the first place.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoConsidering how popular those services are, I think people are fine with it. The issue really is only profitability: a single delivery is expensive in labour cost while consumers do not want to pay a lot for it.
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- mulmen 3y agoExactly. People are only fine with it when prices are subsidized by venture capital.