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The Quick Commerce Economy

Evan Davis a looks at the expanding world of ultrafast home delivery. During the pandemic, demand skyrocketed. As new services enter the market, is Q-commerce the way forward?

Evan Davis looks at the expanding world of ultrafast home delivery. App-based firms like Getir promise to get a grocery order to your home in just 10 minutes. During the pandemic demand for such services skyrocketed. As new companies enter the market, is Q-commerce economically sustainable - or will there be a brutal shake-out? Evan speaks to players in this rapidly growing sector - and to a critic of it.

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Turancan Salur, general manager, Getir UK
Christa Bloom-Burrows, co-founder, Biff's
Jessica Moulton, senior partner, McKinsey & company
Adam Badger, research student, Royal Holloway, University of London

Producer: Lucinda Borrell
Sound: Rod Farquhar

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28 minutes

Last on

Sat 30 Oct 2021 17:30

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  • Thu 28 Oct 2021 20:30
  • Sat 30 Oct 2021 17:30

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