Welcome to the eG Forums, a service of the eGullet Society for Culinary Arts & Letters. The Society is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the culinary arts. These advertising-free forums are provided free of charge through donations from Society members. Anyone may read the forums, but to post you must create a free account.
On 6/19/2019 at 8:31 AM, KennethT said:but if they were losing money on each sale, why bother using the service to begin with?
Many stores use what they call loss leaders, in hopes of getting customers to buy other stuff; or perhaps maybe the customer will then want to dine in at a restaurant they've ordered delivery from but hadn't tried previously?
20 minutes ago, KennethT said:but if they were losing money on each sale, why bother using the service to begin with?
Many stores use what they call loss leaders, in hopes of getting customers to buy other stuff; or perhaps maybe the customer will then want to dine it at a restaurant they've ordered delivery from but hadn't tried previously?
