https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes for ad-free, sponsor-free content from over 150 educational creators Already subscribed? Watch this video ad-free here: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-groceries-delivered-in-10-minutes Over the past few years, many cities have seen the arrival of services that promise to delivery groceries as quickly as possible. These services offer a level of convenience and laziness that have never been seen before, but they bring with them some problems. Can groceries be delivered TOO quickly? Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References & additional reading Hotline Cooper Ray // Street Cycling Terry B [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atkp8mklOh0 Why Is Everything Turning Into Uber? Second Thought [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wX_NLZyqCo 15-Minute Grocery Delivery Has Come to N.Y.C. Not Everyone Is Happy. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/nyregion/online-grocery-delivery-nyc.html DOMINO'S DROPS 30-MINUTE DELIVERY PLEDGE – Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-12-22-9312220035-story.html The fast and the spurious: super speedy grocery war has hit Holland https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2022/01/the-fast-and-the-spurious-super-speedy-grocery-war-has-hit-holland/ Instant Delivery Startups Test a New Tactic: Slower Delivery — The Information https://www.theinformation.com/articles/instant-delivery-startups-test-a-new-tactic-slower-delivery Themarapportage maaltijd- en flitsbezorging, Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie, april 2022 https://bijlagen.nos.nl/artikel-15577027/Rapport_arbeidsinspectie.pdf Nederlaag voor online supers: personeel moet weekendtoeslag krijgen https://nos.nl/artikel/2444570-nederlaag-voor-online-supers-personeel-moet-weekendtoeslag-krijgen Maaltijdbezorger Deliveroo vertrekt uit Nederland https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1448119/maaltijdbezorger-deliveroo-vertrekt-uit-nederland Deliveroo unveils plans to pull out of Spain in wake of ‘rider law’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/30/deliveroo-unveils-plans-to-pull-out-of-spain-in-wake-of-rider-law 2021 Gorillas strikes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Gorillas_strikes Gorillas Workers Collective (Twitter) https://twitter.com/gorillasworkers Ultrafast grocer Gorillas avoids German labor laws by becoming Dutch https://nltimes.nl/2022/02/22/ultrafast-grocer-gorillas-avoids-german-labor-laws-becoming-dutch Nieuwe flitsbezorgers geweerd uit gemeente Groningen, ook rem op nieuwe supermarkten https://nos.nl/regio/groningen/artikel/258361-nieuwe-flitsbezorgers-geweerd-uit-gemeente-groningen-ook-rem-op-nieuwe-supermarkten Per direct verbod op nieuwe ‘darkstores’ voor flitsbezorging in de stad https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/213290/per-direct-verbod-op-nieuwe-darkstores-voor-flitsbezorging-in-de-stad Battle for the residential streets: dark stores vs Amsterdammers https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2022/05/battle-for-the-residential-streets-dark-stores-vs-amsterdammers/ Amsterdam orders three dark stores to close for breaking zoning plan https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/04/amsterdam-orders-three-dark-stores-to-close-for-breaking-zoning-plan/ Gorillas scraps 10-minute grocery delivery promise and tweaks business model https://www.businessinsider.com/gorillas-scraps-10-minute-grocery-delivery-and-offers-nyc-pickup-2022-2?international=true&r=US&IR=T Amsterdam to ban super fast distribution centres from residential areas https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/05/amsterdam-to-ban-super-fast-distribution-centres-from-residential-areas/ This video contains photos and video clips sourced from Getty Images --- Chapters 0:00 Pre-roll 0:07 Introduction 0:45 What is "flash" delivery? 1:28 How do they do it? 2:33 Can't you just walk to buy groceries? 3:28 Who uses it? 4:01 What's the downside? 6:42 VCs and dumb money 8:26 Worker exploitation & tech 10:41 Do we REALLY need this? 11:28 Where we are today & conclusion 12:10 Nebula spot & Patreon Shout-out