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New delivery apps are offering inner-city dwellers reasonably priced grocery deliveries in 10 minutes, seeking to cash in on a multibillion-dollar global trend. But will they last?
New delivery apps are offering inner-city dwellers reasonably priced grocery deliveries in 10 minutes, seeking to cash in on a multibillion-dollar global trend. But will they last?
New delivery apps are offering inner-city dwellers reasonably priced grocery deliveries in 10 minutes, seeking to cash in on a multibillion-dollar global trend. But will they last?
New delivery apps are offering inner-city dwellers reasonably priced grocery deliveries in 10 minutes, seeking to cash in on a multibillion-dollar global trend. But will they last?
Introduction 'Gig' was a word mostly used in the entertainment industry to express temporary/incidental employment. Gig economy can be defined as the ex ante specified, paid tasks carried out by independent contractor (or workers? or employees?) and is still small but expected to grow. The growth has accelerated since COVID-19 pandemic mostly via online platforms that mediate flexible labor, so much so that "platform economy" has become a common term as well. Most popular platforms are Uber, AirBnb, Glovo, Deliveroo, TaskRabbit, Didi. Though it has been subject to interest of scholars, unions...