SAME DAY DELIVERY: A Google driver taking an order from a toy and sporting goods story to a Google vehicle for delivery in Palo Alto, California. — Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO: When Google started testing a free same-day shopping delivery service in San Francisco last year, industry observers were surprised by the company's foray into a notoriously tricky and decidedly low-margin real-world business.
Others raised their eyebrows when orders of one or two items, such as toothpaste or a can of soda, sometimes arrived in a bag big enough to hold a week's worth of groceries.
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