Some significant moves took place in the grocery space, with Amazon and Instacart announcing changes to their platform. Instacart will launch 30-minute grocery services in 15 major cities while Amazon will shut down Prime Now and move it to the main app.
Women Deliver On Gig Platforms After Losing Their Jobs Amidst The COVID-19 Pandemic
When you look at the job reports for December 2020, it was pretty shocking. The U.S. lost 140,000 jobs in total that month. Overall, women lost 156,000 jobs. And men gained 16,000 jobs. The difference? 140,000. You can say women once held all the 140,000 jobs lost to close out 2020. In total, about 2.5 million women lost their jobs thanks to Covid-19 in 2020. And many turned to delivery platforms to earn income.
Case Study: Food Delivery Or Grocery Delivery? Which Gig Pays More During COVID-19?
Rideshare demand plummeted during the COVID Pandemic. Food and grocery delivery services saw a huge boom in demand. Which pays more? I analyze my earnings from Caviar and Shipt to compare food delivery and grocery delivery.
This Shipt Shopper Makes $100,000 a Year Shopping And Delivering Groceries
I recently read about a Florida teacher who quitted his teaching job after 20 years in order to work full-time as a shopper for Shipt. He makes $100,000 a year shopping and delivering groceries on this platform. Wow! This Florida […]