![]() ![]() Any retail business needs space, whether it’s a warehouse or a storefront, and finding an empty space that checks all the boxes and won’t break the bank is a challenge in the city, especially in the neighborhoods occupied by the apps’ target demographics - mostly young families or professionals living in well-to-do areas like Williamsburg and lower Manhattan.Īlex Beard, a managing director with Ripco Real Estate, has worked in commercial real estate in New York City for 15 years. ![]() The warehouse window display of the Gorillas grocery delivery service in Chinatown, which promises to deliver within 10 minutesĪt the heart of this rapid expansion is real estate. ![]() Each dark store serves about one square mile, on average - about an eight-minute ride from the warehouse to the edge of the delivery zone.Īll launched in New York City in the past year, apps like JOKR, Gorillas, Buyk, and Fridge No More have expanded rapidly, and they’re not done yet - JOKR started up in June with only four warehouses and plan to operate 20 by the end of the year, and Buyk recently announced their expansion into Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, doubling their number of dark stores to 20 and making them the first of the companies with a presence in the northernmost borough. The speed of delivery is the backbone of their business model, and they accomplish it with “dark stores,” micro-warehouses stocked goods and groceries and placed in their target neighborhoods. New quick-commerce grocery delivery companies sweeping New York City have several things in common: they’re all app-based, their couriers primarily travel on electric bicycles and scooters, and their goal is to get customers their groceries within 20 minutes. This is the fourth story in amNewYork Metro’s five-part series examining the proliferation of grocery delivery services across the city - and the impact they’re having on residents and brick-and-mortar business owners alike. ![]()
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