Latest apps promise fast service in the US but can they deliver?


A worker gets ready to make a delivery on a bicycle in front of Gorillas mini-warehouse in the Williamsburg section of the Brooklyn borough of New York on Monday, April 12, 2022. Gorillas is one of several companies that venture capitalists have poured billions into in the latest pandemic delivery craze.They typically deliver from mini-warehouses in residential and commercial neighbourhoods. — AP

NEW YORK: When Mahlet Berhanemeskel gets back to her New York City home from her 90-minute commute, she doesn’t feel like cooking. So instead she orders food like BLTs, Cheez-Its and cookies from an app called Gorillas. It’s affordable and takes 10 minutes.

“It’s instant gratification,” she said.

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