Postmates is a service similar to Uber and related services, except, instead of moving and delivering people to where they want to go, Postmate couriers pick up and deliver goods from restaurants and stores. Started in 2011 in California, the private company is starting to stir up thoughts that they could possibly take away business from Amazon. Users just go on the Postmates app and say what they want and where they want it delivered, and within an hour they have their good, even food delivery from food establishments that don't offer delivery.
I think this is a great way to equalize the playing field for small business, who can't really afford to be able to ship products to consumers, to be able to compete with lager establishments who have the means to do shipping. Now people can basically order anything and it will be delivered by a Postmate. Where I see this having a big impact is shipping and handling costs that are charged by online retailers. If there is a delivery service out there that charges a fractions of the cost, they would have the incentive to lower their rates in order to stay competitive.
Link: http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/23/could-postmates-be-amazons-biggest-nightmare.html
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The sharing economy seems to be the future, and that makes sense economically.These services increase the productivity and utility of goods while creating boosts for labor. People can increase their productivity by offloading less productive tasks while creating more job opportunities for others.
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