Bolt shutting down food delivery platform in South Africa

[Jan]

Bolt Food shutting down in South Africa

Ride-hailing and on-demand delivery company Bolt has confirmed its Bolt Food service will shut down in South Africa in December.

MyBroadband asked the company about the development after receiving a tip-off from an industry insider.

 

[Agent_Smith]

 

[RudderVator]

Could not rob enough people with this silly food delivery service... drivers where not interested

 

[koeks525]

It is a little surprising to hear that Bolt Food is closing operations in SA.

In the broader scheme of things, I wonder how Bolt's financials compare to that of Uber. Last, I had checked, Uber still hasn't become profitable (it made a profit in 1 year, but losses in every other year).

 

[The_MAC]

Good riddance, nothing but crappy service from them in the past.. Hope their ride hailing division is next, that is just as bad as the food delivery

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1722883002726805862

 

[epah]

Great news, Now if they could get rid of all delivery bikes(checkers sixty,Ubereats etc) The world would be a much better place.

 

[epah]

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@dualmeister Someones has got you beat.

 

[LCBXX]

Bolt has/had food deliveries...?

 

[r00igev@@r]

Sell it to the Gupta's.

 

[Ockie]

Great news, Now if they could get rid of all delivery bikes(checkers sixty,Ubereats etc) The world would be a much better place.

It is a convenient service, granted. My sister uses it a lot. But I myself am old fashioned. I go to the physical shop, but then you encounter all these workers running around with their trolleys with their scanners picking stock for their deliveries and they block you and just get in your way. That actually annoys me more than the scooters.

 

[epah]

Bolt has/had food deliveries...?

Yes, but they didnt have any popular restaurants that is why they failed.

 

[epah]

It is a convenient service, granted. My sister uses it a lot. But I myself am old fashioned. I go to the physical shop, but then you encounter all these workers running around with their trolleys with their scanners picking stock for their deliveries and they block you and just get in your way. That actually annoys me more than the scooters.

Meh the scooter drivers have almost killed me so i have a strong dislike for them. Not to mention they make the country look like some 8th world country with their ugly scooters. We drive cars here not scooters and tuk tuks like they do in Nigeria or India.

 

[The_MAC]

Great news, Now if they could get rid of all delivery bikes(checkers sixty,Ubereats etc) The world would be a much better place.

Please leave MY Checkers alone!

 

[Skerminkel]

...a Bolt spokesperson said. “The decision to exit this market is necessary to streamline our resources and maximise our overall efficiency as a company.”

Today's winner in the "MBA-marketing-crapspeak" category.

 

[neoprema]

bye-bye.. you won't be missed.

I only use Uber Eats

 

[backstreetboy]

Great news, Now if they could get rid of all delivery bikes(checkers sixty,Ubereats etc) The world would be a much better place.

Shame what about old / crippled people?

 

[FunkyPeas]

Today's winner in the "MBA-marketing-crapspeak" category.

But this is corporate speak, not marketing speak.

 

[epah]

Shame what about old / crippled people?

Here you go with your arthritis.

 

[Skerminkel]

But this is corporate speak, not marketing speak.

If a corporate is speaking to the market it is marketing. Everything is marketing.