Order pickers work at a dark store of the fast grocery deliverer Getir in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Worker discontent, a drop-off in investment and reduced demand all suggest a hard landing from the stellar growth of the pandemic era. — Reuters
PARIS: Prathamesh Jathar is one of many brightly dressed riders zipping through the streets of Berlin, dropping off groceries just minutes after the orders come in.
The 25-year-old Master’s student from Mumbai could be a poster-child for the multibillion-dollar “quick commerce” sector, but instead he symbolises the malaise.
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Order pickers work at a dark store of the fast grocery deliverer Getir in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Worker discontent, a drop-off in investment and reduced demand all suggest a hard landing from the stellar growth of the pandemic era. — Reuters
Inside view of a Gopuff location on the Upper East Side, in New York City on June 10, 2022. — AFP
Inside view of a Gopuff location on the Upper East Side, in New York City on June 10, 2022. — AFP
Outside view of a Gopuff location on the Upper East Side, in New York City on June 10, 2022. — AFP
A file photograph taken on May 27, 2020, shows the warehouse of South Korean online delivery service Coupang, in Bucheon, south of Seoul. — AFP
An employee of Turkish fast grocery-delivery company Getir rides to deliver an online grocery delivery in Istanbul, Turkey. — Reuters
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