As the authorities in China’s biggest city fight to stamp out an Omicron outbreak, neighbors are turning to one another for support.
Tag: Delivery Services
-
China’s Covid Lockdowns Stir Memories of a Planned Economy
China is meddling with free enterprise as it hasn’t in decades. The results are familiar to those old enough to remember: scarcity, and the rise of black markets.
-
Gopuff Buys Time for Its 30-Minutes-or-Less Delivery Promise
The $15 billion rapid-delivery start-up decided to do business differently from rivals like Instacart. A changing environment is testing its model.
-
After the Pandemic, I Want My Life to Be Less Convenient
The pandemic turned many of us into hermits. It’s time to go out again.
-
Instacart Cuts Its Valuation by 38 Percent, Citing ‘Turbulence’
Despite the company’s fast growth during the pandemic, the market for technology stocks appears to have cooled.