Are these fast-delivery apps going to vanish just as fast?

ON THE GO: A worker prepares to make a delivery on a bicycle in front of Gorillas mini-warehouse in the Brooklyn borough of New York City in April. Gorillas is one of several companies that venture capitalists have poured billions into in the latest pandemic delivery craze. / AP PHOTO/TALI ARBEL
ON THE GO: A worker prepares to make a delivery on a bicycle in front of Gorillas mini-warehouse in the Brooklyn borough of New York City in April. Gorillas is one of several companies that venture capitalists have poured billions into in the latest pandemic delivery craze. / AP PHOTO/TALI ARBEL

When Mahlet Berhanemeskel gets back to her New York City home from her 90-minute commute, she doesn’t feel like cooking. So instead she orders food such as BLTs, Cheez-Its and cookies from an app called Gorillas. It’s affordable and takes 10 minutes. “It’s instant gratification,” she said. Gorillas is one of several companies that venture

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