Idea for November 2021: quick commerce

My idea of the month is quick commerce

This means those new brands like Getir, Gorillas and Weezy that deliver groceries in just minutes. There’s a revealing podcast here. Clearly speed is central. But who has that need for speed? Getir’s business model depends on its people doing six deliveries every hour. But does speed really matter so much to the rest of us? Are they manufacturing an impatience in consumers that wasn’t there before?

My image of the month is instant fire

Inevitably, as I’m publishing this post on 5 November. These fireworks were actually last weekend, at Blakeney Quay in Norfolk.