<60 Minutes Tracking> Huge delivery platforms swallow up self-employed people
2024-11-09 20:41:03
Now, the trend in the delivery market is ‘free delivery.’
In March of this year, 'Coupang Eats' launched a free delivery service, and 'Baedal Minjok (hereinafter referred to as Baemin)', the industry leader, entered the free delivery market, and the number of delivery app users increased by more than 3 million compared to before.
Restaurant owners claim, “Many self-employed people have gone out of business or are preparing to do so due to free delivery on delivery platforms, and consumers are also suffering from distorted prices.”
This is because brokerage fees, delivery fees, payment fees, etc. are involved.
The production team covered in detail the background and reality of self-employed people having to pay more delivery costs after free delivery.
This is because they use brokerage fees, delivery fees, and even advertising products to promote the store.
Restaurants facing difficulties due to delivery fee burden.
In this regard, experts point out that “there are limits to regulating sophisticated platforms with the current fair trade law alone.”