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Weren't the delivery startups of the 90s severely bloated? From what I remember, they had fleets of delivery trucks, warehouses, distributors, etc. Today's deli
by capkutay 12y ago
Weren't the delivery startups of the 90s severely bloated? From what I remember, they had fleets of delivery trucks, warehouses, distributors, etc. Today's delivery startups are pretty lightweight (Not counting Amazon or Google since they're already $100b+ companies).
- ameister14 12y agoThey seem pretty lightweight, but as a result they have less control over their industry and are extremely vulnerable to market changes.
- jeffreyrogers 12y agoAs far as I know you're right. The one that immediately comes to my mind is WebVan [1], which fits your description and according to the wikipedia page had a $1 billion order to build warehouses. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webvan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webvan
- mayneack 12y agoIn my limited experience with Google shopping express, they are pretty light weight too. They will only deliver something from a store nearby, they don't seem to have a warehouse full of stuff.
- ChuckFrank 12y agoGoogle is outsourcing their deliveries. They aren't the ones actually doing the delivery. From their wikipedia page it's clear that The deliveries are subcontracted to a courier service, 1-800-Courier. Plus they aren't warehousing anything as well. It's all point of sales logistics.