Re:Uber, Postmates Agree on $2.65B All-Stock Deal
by jon-wood on Monday July 06, 2020 @05:27AM
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Uber and the like already take a share of the profit, last time I chatted to a restaurant owner while waiting to pick up some food I'd ordered even Just Eat, who don't even provide delivery services, take a 15% cut of the order value. Uber/Delivery I believe are taking 20-30% of the order value, which given the margins on takeout food feels like its leaving basically nothing on the table for the actual restaurant.
Re:Uber, Postmates Agree on $2.65B All-Stock Deal
by kenhwang on Monday July 06, 2020 @01:56AM
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Other way I see it working out is Uber gets so optimized that they can have a driver double dip with a delivery and passengers going on the same route.
Re:Uber, Postmates Agree on $2.65B All-Stock Deal
by ethbro on Monday July 06, 2020 @07:01AM
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That's the idea, but it seems like Uber's going to have to swing some pretty big stick / carrots to blunt restaurants' worst tendencies.
What will passengers think about having their ride delayed? Lump it into Pool and partially rebate them?
What will keep restaurants from #&@$ing around with their notifications (e.g. ready) for a partner who they don't really like working with?
(Personally, I switched to Lyft and don't use Uber products anymore)
Being able to dispatch to a driver in motion depends on having a suitable driver available.
I'm still doubtful it can ever work, for the reasons people mentioned above. But the realistic game is that Uber becomes the new Yelp and strongarms restaurants for a share of their profit, in return for customer access / promotion. (Which I have pretty strong feelings about as an ethical business model, but that's just my opinion...)