“The Global – 09.04.24” – Ananya Bhattacharya (restofworld)

“Indian food delivery company Zomato is setting up micro-hubs to pilot last-mile delivery for already delivered food. “Walkers” will pick up the food from designated kiosks, and take it to the exact floor or location. The experiment aims to make deliveries frictionless by eliminating the need to call riders and wait for crowded elevators. A month ago, a Zomato program manager even advertised this fleet of walkers, asking people to fill out a Google form if their company didn’t allow delivery riders to go up to the office floors”

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