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'Ultra-convenient' groceries come at a cost

Countdown's new business Milkrun sells groceries at a considerable premium

Newsroom.co.nz

Here’s Why MilkRun’s Return From The Dead Is Actually A Little More Curdled Than It Seems

Something's off about all of this.

Pedestrian.tv

Milkrun is reborn with new Woolworths partnership

Fast grocery delivery service Milkrun has announced its return, partnering with supermarket giant Woolworths in a rebrand of the Metro60 platform.

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The good ol’ days of excess are over — but it’s all neoliberalism had to offer

The Albanese government’s first major budget next week will have to make some lifestyle cuts. What happens when the new bloc economies can’t deliver?

Crikey

Coles' Uber Eats deal brings the gig economy inside the traditional workplace

This month Coles announced a major new partnership with Uber Eats that will further expand the supermarket giant’s links with the gig economy. Under the arrangement, Uber Eats drivers will not only complete home delivery for the supermarket, drivers will also pick and pack orders from supermarket shelves.

The Conversation

Gig economy shifts as Uber takes on supermarket delivery, government pushes for minimum employment standards

Deals between Coles, Uber and a key transport union establishing minimum conditions — ahead of the threat of legislation — could mean better days for gig economy workers.

ABC News

MilkRun's demise is another nail in the 10-minute grocery-delivery business model

Sydney-based startup MilkRun made a big splash with its promise to deliver groceries within ten minutes, raising more than A$85 million from some of the biggest names in Australian venture capital, including Atlassian billionare Mike Cannon-Brookes.

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Milkrun riders say closure of grocery delivery service in Sydney and Melbourne was a long time coming

The instant grocery delivery service will shut up shop today in a bittersweet end that leaves former and current workers sad, but not entirely surprised.

ABC News

MilkRun’s demise heralds dark days ahead for millennials hooked on instant gratification

The grocery delivery service imagined a brave new world where no one would need a fridge again. Now Australians must wake up to the chilling reality

The Guardian - AU

Speedy Delivery App MilkRun Has Announced It’s Shutting Up Shop, Leaving Hundreds Without A Job

"We feel strongly that this is the right decision in the current environment."

Pedestrian.tv

Australian grocery delivery startups face funding difficulties as venture capital checks out

Supply chain issues and inflation dampen investor enthusiasm for ‘disruptive’ businesses as two companies collapse from unsustainable costs

The Guardian - AU

Why investors are piling $100m into supermarkets that you can't even go into

Investors are piling $100 million into supermarkets that you can't even go into. The tech trend is threatening everyone from the major corporates down to the humble corner store.

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