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Delivery Services Hit Record Heights as Americans Stay at Home
The coronavirus has forced millions of Americans to stay at home. This seems to have caused the meal delivery service industry to hit record heights last month.
Data analytics firm Second Measure reported that there was a 24 percent year-over-year growth in March for those services. With social distancing practices, more people may have been encouraged to try the services for the first time.
“The services have been actively looking to attract business during the pandemic,” Fox Business reported. It also offered “deals like free or discounted delivery and reducing restaurant commissions.”
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“We continue to hear from our restaurant partners that driving growth in sales is the most effective way to help,” DoorDash CEO Tony Xu wrote in a blog post.
According to a Grubhub spokesperson, the service had seen an uptick in new restaurants joining the service.
“We have responded quickly to the crisis by launching a number of initiatives to support restaurants, drivers and diners; our focus is on driving as much business as we can to our restaurant partners while dining rooms remain closed,” the company told investors in a statement. “And we will continue to support the local communities and restaurants that are struggling during this uncertain and difficult period.”
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