It doesn't suggest DoorDash have seen any writing on the wall...
Aren’t a lot of them part of pension funds?If I had my way I'd make Private Equity operations like the ones that have taken over ASDA, Morrisons, Water Companies, now Poundland, etc., illegal. They make leeches look like blood donors.
Most outlets seem to outsource deliveries to these companies even when they run their own website.I’m wondering how much longer companies such as Just Eat can keep going, since they seem to have become very expensive and many outlets are producing their own websites now to cut them out and save on commission, and offer a minor discount on their own website.
They have stated that 100 of the remaining 825 shops will close.Poundland shops parent (Polish company PEPCO), have sold the business for nominal £1 to American Investment firm Gordon Brothers.
These sort of offloading /restructuring of loss making businesses usually lead to parts being closed, therefore quite likely some of the shops will close.
That’s not my experience around my parts. Perhaps the riders work for multiple vendors hence your perspective?Most outlets seem to outsource deliveries to these companies even when they run their own website.
Probably the ones which are not making enough money due to local competition or the cost of the store. Not the best news for the staff if they get make redundant if they can't get redeployed into other stores.They have stated that 100 of the remaining 825 shops will close.
They are effectively the same as any other owner of a business. Generally however they are able to better enable expansion and it's not a bad thing per se as they can aggregate funds from pension funds, other investors and enable effective management. The supermarket industry is very competitive and I'm not concerned about it. Water on the other hand is a different story.If I had my way I'd make Private Equity operations like the ones that have taken over ASDA, Morrisons, Water Companies, now Poundland, etc., illegal. They make leeches look like blood donors.
Just eat will survive, simply because it's much harder for smaller eateries to justify running an entire delivery operation. Secondly with automation of local deliveries (Starship robots and other companies) the actual cost of providing delivery will fall to near zero. The problem with the current model is the sheer labour intensity of individually delivering things makes it hard to justify, and difficult to operate profitably while adhering to labour law.I’m wondering how much longer companies such as Just Eat can keep going, since they seem to have become very expensive and many outlets are producing their own websites now to cut them out and save on commission, and offer a minor discount on their own website.
Loads of Chinese, Indian and pizza takeaways with only 1 outlet were running successful delivery services well before Just Eat was even dreamt off.Just eat will survive, simply because it's much harder for smaller eateries to justify running an entire delivery operation. Secondly with automation of local deliveries (Starship robots and other companies) the actual cost of providing delivery will fall to near zero. The problem with the current model is the sheer labour intensity of individually delivering things makes it hard to justify, and difficult to operate profitably while adhering to labour law.
As we see more and more companies realise they're in trouble as Amazon changes the terms for them selling on the platform, with large penalties for a multitude of things (far too much to detail here), I am sure many businesses are wishing they hadn't given so much power to a third party that will eventually stiff them. Amazon doesn't care as there are plenty more fish in the sea.
Many businesses can't just go back to doing mail-order themselves, and it will be the same for restaurants. I do wonder if we'll see some places dare to go back to their old delivery methods. It's not going to be easy though.
Food delivery is a bit different though because it usually just ends up with the customer paying a small fortune for their food delivery (like 2 times the standard restaurant price, sometimes more) whereas Amazon is keeping prices down and just making the seller take the hit.
I'm not so sure about this. Some people make conscientious decisions about where they shop with morals in mind, but it's a vanishingly small proportion of customers who make it their core reason.Also, the more that things like this come to light they more people are willing to look beyond Amazon for buying things.