April 2023 - Argentina - PedidosYa and Rappi open new dark stores to compete against supermarkets

PedidosYa and Rappi are expanding their dark store chains. These ‘invisible stores’ are designed to serve online orders through companies’ riders exclusively.

PedidosYa opened its first dark store three years ago. The start-up, born in Uruguay and which today belongs to the German giant Delivery Hero, added 11 stores last year and plans to open another nine throughout 2023.

In August 2021 Rappi launched its first "Turbo" for ultra-fast deliveries, and today it counts 20 dark stores. The last opening was in the center of Mar del Plata. The platform will resume the expansion plan in the second half of 2023.

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