Ep 340: Gig economy delivery and q-commerce - has the bubble burst?

Professor John Colley from the Warwick Business School discusses developments in gig economy delivery and ultrafast grocery delivery (q-commerce). We cover: Demise of rapid, ultrafast delivery Difficult economics of ultrafast delivery High costs of q-commerce never passed on to consumers Supermarket chains acquiring failed rapid delivery startups Availability of venture capital funding Gig economy delivery model Regulation of the gig economy Workers' rights and driver strike action Lack of profitability and growth in gig economy delivery Difference between markets Affluence vs low minimum wages as an indicator of gig economy delivery History repeating itself with ride hailing Batching of fast food orders