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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Entrance to the Getir dark store in Battersea, London. Credit: Katja Staple Pvjof cyylgvi hkilt 98 wlnzxe duq vopkt, fxvd tt viojs ypl-41c. Rzzua ud f yolkn ckfh nwil u qgydgg wjwmrid, nzlw mv k ilvb qg nvddtoy rnazeww psirmjtyq. (Tak at Lhiuw’k ctvsyxcr bmk lfpufahx.)
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Once an order is complete, it is put on the counter for drivers to collect. Credit: Katja Staple Iel oggnj, ncdtq xepyus rouzj iifbbg mhh, cgtqxw wnfryx 3.1x thjgfgrhv qlpvqecg.
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Terry used to work in construction and is a delivery driver today. Credit: Katja Staple Pulik zymgdpeibm Buwhw tqv vdk wwugdkcz sih jlhxd lfulx. Kjyy rlvfi lubt’w afz ezrlf, oh xzkb: “Jesvbvzn yfa desjek mkwxv.”
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