Sometimes slow news is good news for a sector, particularly one like the on-demand delivery market space, where recent news has surrounded a wave of firms flaming out. And while the startup engine has notably ramped down, with fewer firms venturing out into the competitive landscape, the last week was almost marked by something like a quiet and peaceful equilibrium.
Almost … but not quite.
Because while the direct action among the vast and various firms jostling to become the “Uber of X” was tame, the peripheral action in the space was hopping.