Grab drivers in Southeast Asia are now convenience stores, too

Re:Grab drivers in Southeast Asia are now convenience stores... by wiradikusuma on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @09:39AM (#17237454)

What I don't understand is, why do they need to partner with overseas startup instead of, say, doing it themselves (and call it, "GrabMinibar") or partner with 7/11 or something. It's not like Cargo own the patent, or do they?

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Re:Grab drivers in Southeast Asia are now convenience stores... by hknd on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @09:49AM (#17237531)

it's mostly easier to partner with a company who is specialized on a specific thing.

You pay a premium, but you - don't need to do a initial investment - don't have to care about the logistics - don't have to care about support - don't have to care about the products - and if it doesn't work, you can just cancel the partnership

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Re:Grab drivers in Southeast Asia are now convenience stores... by amelius on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @11:16AM (#17238449)

But it's absolutely not difficult or time-consuming to do this yourself. Just buy a plastic container and a bunch of candy bars.

Uber could make it easy to keep track of items sold through their app (which the user has open anyway).

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