There’s no doubt it’s been a turbulent couple of years in the grocery industry.
A few closures have happened just this yearwith many specifically in the grocery delivery realm.
Other companies have been forced to file for bankruptcy to get to redirect their business strategies.
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For its brief run time, Buyk served the metropolitan areas of New York and Chicago.
The company anticipated expanding operations to other major U.S. cities but ran into some less-than-ideal circumstances early on.
On June 15,Jokr announced on its Instagram pagethat it was exiting the U.S. market.
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“While we were able to build an amazing customer base (thank you!!)
The service was launched in Brooklyn in 2020 and deliveries were primarily made via electric bikes around the city.
Ultimately, proper funding was the company’s kryptonite and Zero Grocery officially folded on March 4.
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“How did this happen?
Fundraising has always been the biggest battle we have faced.
Unfortunately, it’s the battle we’ve lost.”
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