Getir's dark store in Battersea. Credit: Katja Staple
On-demand grocery delivery services are the current European startup craze. There are now dozens of companies offering to deliver bananas, birthday cakes and booze within 15 minutes in cities across the continent. Adverts for their apps are plastered across buses and billboards, and their couriers are familiar sights in city centres.
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Pickers scan every product they select. This information feeds into the inventory management system, the website and informs promotions. Credit: Katja Staple
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Inan studied accounting, worked as a branch manager for betting shop William Hill and as a prison officer. Today, he is the quickest picker in Getir's Battersea shop. Credit: Katja Staple
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On average, it takes approximately one minute to put together an order. Credit: Katja Staple
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Once an order is complete, it is put on the counter for drivers to collect. Credit: Katja Staple