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{{Short description|Turkish on-demand food and grocery delivery start-up}}
{{Infobox company
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| logo = Getir wordmark.svg
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry =
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| founder = {{interlanguage link|Nazim Salur|tr|Nazım Salur}}
| founded = 2015
| founded = 2015
| hq_location_city = [[Istanbul]]
| hq_location_city = [[Istanbul]]
| hq_location_country = [[Turkey]]
| hq_location_country = Turkey
| area_served = Istanbul<br>[[İzmir]]<br>[[Ankara]]<br>[[Bursa]]<br>[[Kocaeli Province|Kocaeli]]
| area_served = [[Turkey]]
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| num_employees = 32,000+
| website = {{URL|getir.com}}
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'''Getir''' ("bring" in [[Turkish language|Turkish]]) is a [[Turkey|Turkish]] start-up founded in 2015. Through its [[mobile app]], it offers an on-demand "ultrafast" delivery service for grocery items, in addition to a courier service for restaurant food deliveries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=getir {{!}} getir bi mutluluk|url=https://www.getir.com/en/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.getir.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Pitel|first=Laura|date=2020-01-15|title=Michael Moritz backs Turkish grocery start-up|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d0a427f6-36e0-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.is/ymxuP|archive-date=2020-01-17|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.ft.com}}</ref>
'''Getir''' ({{IPA-tr|ɟeˈtiɾ}}; "bring" in Turkish) is a Turkish company, operating in several countries until 2024, founded as a [[startup company]] in 2015 that offers rapid on-demand delivery services for grocery items and a courier service for restaurant food deliveries, accessed via a [[mobile app]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=getir {{!}} getir bi mutluluk|url=https://www.getir.com/en/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Getir.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Pitel|first=Laura|date=2020-01-15|title=Michael Moritz backs Turkish grocery start-up|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d0a427f6-36e0-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200117144523/https://www.ft.com/content/d0a427f6-36e0-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4|archive-date=2020-01-17|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Ft.com}}</ref>

In March 2022, Getir announced that it had raised US$768 million in its Series E, valuing the company at nearly $12 billion,<ref name=dillet/> but a further funding round in mid-2023 valued the company at a quarter of that figure.

From 2023, Getir started to withdraw from other countries than Turkey, announcing withdrawal from all other countries in April 2024. Closure of all their market operations outside of Turkey was completed in May 2024.


== History ==
== History ==
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The company was founded in 2015 by a team including Nazım Salur, who also founded Turkish ride-hailing app [http://www.bitaksi.com/en/ BiTaksi].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sırt|first=Timur|date=2020-01-17|title=Turkish fast-delivery startup Getir's secret lies in metropolitan traffic|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2020/01/17/turkish-fast-delivery-startup-getirs-secret-lies-in-metropolitan-traffic|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.is/584a2|archive-date=2020-06-16|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Daily Sabah|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BiTaksi|url=http://www.bitaksi.com/en/|access-date=2020-06-16|language=en-US}}</ref> Getir has expanded aggressively since then, having doubled its orders in the second half of 2019 to reach almost 1.5 million in December of that year.<ref name=":0" /> It generated [[United States dollar|$]]120 million from sales in 2019.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Ersoy|first=Ercan|date=2020-02-04|title=Turkey's Getir Seeks New Funds as Startup Plans U.K. Expansion|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-04/turkey-s-getir-seeks-new-funds-as-startup-plans-u-k-expansion|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.is/4N1DQ|archive-date=2020-06-16|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>


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The company was founded in 2015 by a team including Nazım Salur, who also founded the Turkish ride-hailing app BiTaksi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sırt|first=Timur|date=2020-01-17|title=Turkish fast-delivery startup Getir's secret lies in metropolitan traffic|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2020/01/17/turkish-fast-delivery-startup-getirs-secret-lies-in-metropolitan-traffic|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200616210857/https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2020/01/17/turkish-fast-delivery-startup-getirs-secret-lies-in-metropolitan-traffic|archive-date=2020-06-16|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Daily Sabah|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BiTaksi|url=http://www.bitaksi.com/en/|website=Bitaksi.com|access-date=2020-06-16|language=en-US}}</ref> Getir expanded rapidly since then, having doubled its orders in the second half of 2019 to reach almost 1.5 million in December of that year.<ref name=":0" /> It generated [[United States dollar|$]]120 million from sales in 2019.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Ersoy|first=Ercan|date=2020-02-04|title=Turkey's Getir Seeks New Funds as Startup Plans U.K. Expansion|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-04/turkey-s-getir-seeks-new-funds-as-startup-plans-u-k-expansion|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200616202435/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-04/turkey-s-getir-seeks-new-funds-as-startup-plans-u-k-expansion|archive-date=2020-06-16|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref>
It was reported in January 2020 that [[Michael Moritz|Sir Michael Moritz]] of [[Sequoia Capital]] had invested $25 million in the company through his personal investment vehicle Crankstart, while another $13 million from undisclosed investors in Turkey and [[Brazil]] brought the total figure for the "Series A" [[investment round]] to $38 million.<ref name=":0" /> Working with [[Numis|Numis Securities]], the company has raised $70 million since its foundation.<ref name=":1" />


In July 2021, Getir bought Spanish online grocery startup BLOK, adding several major cities in Southern Europe to its delivery spots.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkish-on-demand-delivery-giant-getir-buys-spanish-online-grocery-startup/2291449|title=Turkish on-demand delivery giant Getir buys Spanish online grocery startup|website=Aa.com.tr|access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref> On 23 November 2021, Getir bought UK-based hyper fast grocery delivery startup Weezy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/turkeys-getir-signs-deal-buy-uk-fast-delivery-company-weezy-2021-11-23/|title=Turkey's Getir signs deal to buy UK fast delivery company Weezy|date=23 November 2021|access-date=3 December 2021|website=Reuters.com}}</ref>
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== Operations ==
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All three of the company's services ("ultrafast" delivery, takeaway food delivery, online grocery shopping) are offered through a single Getir app.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Budak|first=Burak|date=2019-06-15|title=4 bin ürün ve daha uygun fiyatla Getir'den yeni hizmet: Getirbüyük|url=https://webrazzi.com/2019/06/15/getirden-yeni-hizmet-getirbuyuk/|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.is/YztuV|archive-date=2020-06-16|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Webrazzi|language=tr-TR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Baş|first=Hanife|date=2020-05-19|title=Çok Getir'di, iyi kazandı!|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/ekonomi/cok-getirdi-iyi-kazandi-6215280|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.is/mu9OG|archive-date=2020-06-16|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Milliyet|language=tr}}</ref>


In March 2022, the company closed a Series E funding round, raising $768 million, with [[Mubadala Investment Company]] leading the round, making Getir's valuation $12 billion.<ref name=dillet>{{Cite web|last=Dillet|first=Romain|date=17 March 2022|title=Getir is now worth nearly $12 billion after raising another $768 million|url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/17/getir-is-now-worth-nearly-12-billion-after-raising-another-768-million/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317124843/https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/17/getir-is-now-worth-nearly-12-billion-after-raising-another-768-million/|archive-date=2022-03-17|website=TechCrunch}}</ref>
=== Getir ===


In November 2022, Getir announced a partnership with the Dutch online food ordering company [[Just Eat Takeaway.com|Just Eat Takeaway]], that will integrate Getir's portfolio with apps under Just Eat Takeaway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kılıç |first=Mustafa |date=2022-11-19 |title=Getir'den Avrupa'da İş Birliği Hamlesi |url=https://sanayigazetesi.com.tr/getirden-avrupada-is-birligi-hamlesi/ |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=Sanayi Gazetesi |language=tr}}</ref>
=== GetirYemek ===


Getir acquired rival firm [[Gorillas (company)|Gorillas]] in December 2022 for $1.25bn.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cantrill |first1=Aggi |last2=Kandemir |first2=Asli |last3=Tan |first3=Gillian |title=Rapid-Delivery Startup Getir Buys Rival Gorillas in $1.2 Billion Deal |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-09/getir-buys-quick-commerce-rival-gorillas-in-1-2-billion-deal?srnd=premium&sref=CIpmV6x8 |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=Bloomberg |date=9 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cameron |first=Isabel |date=2023-03-01 |title=Getir to cut hundreds of jobs as it delays office move |url=https://www.chargedretail.co.uk/2023/03/01/getir-job-cuts/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== GetirBüyük ===

Getir does not publicize its revenues or profit, although leaks suggest it made $1 billion revenue in 2021. A May 2023 report quotes Getir's CEO Nazim Salur as saying that the company was profitable in some markets in Turkey, but the business as a whole was and would continue not to be profitable as it expanded.<ref>{{cite web | title=Getir Revenue and Usage Statistics (2023)|last=Curry|first=David| website=Business of Apps | date=2 May 2023 | url=https://www.businessofapps.com/data/getir-statistics/}}</ref>

From 2023, Getir started to withdraw from countries other than its home, Turkey.

In September 2023, the company was seeking $500m in an equity funding round that would value the company at $2.5bn, a quarter of the March 2022 value. Many other grocery delivery companies had flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic, but closed down when demand later plummeted.<ref name=levingston >{{cite news| title=Getir valuation slashed to $2.5bn as delivery start-up raises new cash| last1 = Levingston | first1 = Ivan| last2 = Hammond | first2 = George| newspaper=Financial Times | date=8 September 2023 | url=https://www.ft.com/content/6037cacb-4161-4c36-af14-9f9821daa6e5}}</ref><ref name=kollewe>{{cite news| last=Kollewe | first=Julia | title=Getir value 'drops to $2.5bn' as shoppers move away from convenience |newspaper=The Guardian | date=8 September 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/08/getir-value-drops-to-25bn-as-shoppers-move-away-from-convenience }}</ref>

In November 2023, Getir acquired [[FreshDirect]], a competing online grocery company operating in the US.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lunden |first1=Ingrid |title=More consolidation in grocery delivery: Getir acquires FreshDirect to beef up in the US |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/07/getir-freshdirect/ |website=TechCrunch |date=8 November 2023 |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>

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== Operations ==
[[File:Getir_Zuidplein,_Charlois,_Rotterdam_(2021)_02.jpg|thumb|220px|Getir's electric vehicles in Rotterdam]]
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All five of the company's services ("ultrafast" delivery, takeaway food delivery, online grocery shopping, online water ordering, ordering from local businesses, ordering a taxi (via BiTaksi), and finding local employment) are offered through a single Getir app.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Budak|first=Burak|date=2019-06-15|title=4 bin ürün ve daha uygun fiyatla Getir'den yeni hizmet: Getirbüyük|url=https://webrazzi.com/2019/06/15/getirden-yeni-hizmet-getirbuyuk/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200616210205/https://webrazzi.com/2019/06/15/getirden-yeni-hizmet-getirbuyuk/|archive-date=2020-06-16|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Webrazzi|language=tr-TR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Baş|first=Hanife|date=2020-05-19|title=Çok Getir'di, iyi kazandı!|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/ekonomi/cok-getirdi-iyi-kazandi-6215280|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200616212004/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/ekonomi/cok-getirdi-iyi-kazandi-6215280|archive-date=2020-06-16|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Milliyet|language=tr}}</ref>


== Locations ==
== Locations ==
In November 2021, Getir services were offered in all 81 Turkish provincial capital cities, 15 UK cities, 15 Dutch cities, 7 German cities, and 3 US cities. In mid-2023, it withdrew from France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, following a drastic reduction in sales after the boom during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/amp/ekonomi/getir-ispanya-italya-ve-portekizden-de-cekiliyor-2103166 | title= Getir, İspanya, İtalya ve Portekiz'den de çekiliyor |date=2023-07-27 |website=cumhuriyet.com.tr |language=tr}}</ref>
As of June 2020, Getir services are offered in 6 Turkish cities:


{| class="wikitable" style="; text-align:left;"
* [[Istanbul]]
|+Locations as of May 2024
* [[İzmir]]
! Country
* [[Ankara]]
! Cities
* [[Bursa]]
|-
* [[Kocaeli Province|Kocaeli]]
| Turkey
* [[Bodrum]]
| [[Adana]], [[Adıyaman]], [[Afyonkarahisar]], [[Aksaray]], [[Amasya]], [[Ankara]], [[Antalya]], [[Ardahan]], [[Artvin]], [[Aydın]], [[Ağrı]], [[Balıkesir]], [[Bartın]], [[Batman, Turkey|Batman]], [[Bayburt]], [[Bilecik]], [[Bingöl]], [[Bitlis]], [[Bolu]], [[Burdur]], [[Bursa]], [[Çanakkale]], [[Çankırı]], [[Çorum]], [[Denizli]], [[Diyarbakır]], [[Düzce]], [[Edirne]], [[Elazığ]], [[Erzincan]], [[Erzurum]], [[Eskişehir]], [[Gaziantep]], [[Giresun]], [[Gümüşhane]], [[Hakkâri (city)|Hakkari]], [[Hatay Province|Hatay]], [[Isparta]], [[Istanbul]], [[Iğdır]], [[İzmir]], [[Kahramanmaraş]], [[Karabük]], [[Karaman]], [[Kars]], [[Kastamonu]], [[Kayseri]], [[Kilis]], [[Kocaeli Province|Kocaeli]], [[Konya]], [[Kütahya]], [[Kırklareli]], [[Kırıkkale]], [[Kırşehir]], [[Malatya]], [[Manisa]], [[Mardin]], [[Mersin]], [[Muğla]], [[Muş]], [[Nevşehir]], [[Niğde]], [[Ordu Province|Ordu]], [[Osmaniye]], [[Rize]], [[Sakarya Province|Sakarya]], [[Samsun]], [[Şanlıurfa]], [[Siirt]], [[Sinop, Turkey|Sinop]], [[Şırnak]], [[Sivas]], [[Tekirdağ]], [[Tokat]], [[Trabzon]], [[Tunceli]], [[Uşak]], [[Van, Turkey|Van]], [[Yalova]], [[Yozgat]], [[Zonguldak]]
* [[Tekirdağ]]
|}
In June 2023, Getir withdrew from Spain and Portugal, and halted operations in France.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bayford |first=Kristian |date=2023-07-19 |title=Getir to sell off bikes, cabinets and delivery boxes as it closes dark stores|magazine=Grocery Gazette|url=https://www.grocerygazette.co.uk/2023/07/19/getir-to-sell-bikes-cabinets/ |access-date=2023-08-20}}</ref> Getir was reported to be selling UK assets and closing warehouses, and considering the closure of its UK business.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yau |first=Alex |date=2023-07-28 |title=Getir: UK closure rumour |url=https://www.betterretailing.com/industry-news/getir-uk-rapid-home-delivery-convenience-appp-service-closure/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Better Retailing |language=en-GB}}</ref>


In April 2024, Getir announced that it was to focus on Turkey, and withdraw from other countries, following increasing competition, and decreasing sales affecting rapid-delivery companies following the end of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Butler | first=Sarah | title=Delivery firm Getir to quit UK, Europe and US and focus on Turkey | website=the Guardian | date=29 April 2024 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/29/delivery-firm-getir-quit-uk-europe-us-turkey}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=Getir to exit UK, Europe and US |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1rvlv01255o |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Within a few days of the announcement UK franchises were selling Getir- and Gorillas-branded freezers, mopeds, and other equipment, faced with losing half their investment.<ref name=nott>{{cite magazine| last=Nott | first=George | title=Getir franchisees sell off freezers following rapid grocer’s UK exit | magazine=The Grocer | date=2 May 2024 | url=https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/technology-and-supply-chain/getir-franchisees-sell-off-freezers-following-rapid-grocers-uk-exit/690954.article|url-access=registration}}</ref>
The company was planning a mid-2020 launch in [[London]], to be followed by [[São Paulo]], [[Paris]], and [[Mexico City]].<ref name=":0" />


==Competitors==
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== External links ==


While many fast delivery companies flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic years of 2020–2022, demand later decreased greatly and many companies closed. By September 2023, Getir's principal global competitors were Zapp in London and [[Gopuff]] in the US and UK.<ref name=levingston/> Other large delivery companies which had been delivering meals were branching out into Getir's market of grocery deliveries, including [[Uber Eats]], [[Just Eat]] and [[Deliveroo]]. In the UK, supermarkets were offering rapid delivery services: [[Tesco]]'s Whoosh, [[Sainsbury's]] Chop Chop and [[Ocado]]'s Zoom.<ref name=kollewe/>
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* {{Official website|https://www.getir.com}}


== References ==
== References ==

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{{Reflist}}

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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|https://www.getir.com}}

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Latest revision as of 17:18, 25 July 2024

Getir
Company typePrivate
Founded2015
FounderNazim Salur [tr]
Headquarters
Istanbul
,
Turkey
Area served
Turkey
Number of employees
32,000+
Websitegetir.com

Getir (Turkish pronunciation: [ɟeˈtiɾ]; "bring" in Turkish) is a Turkish company, operating in several countries until 2024, founded as a startup company in 2015 that offers rapid on-demand delivery services for grocery items and a courier service for restaurant food deliveries, accessed via a mobile app.[1][2]

In March 2022, Getir announced that it had raised US$768 million in its Series E, valuing the company at nearly $12 billion,[3] but a further funding round in mid-2023 valued the company at a quarter of that figure.

From 2023, Getir started to withdraw from other countries than Turkey, announcing withdrawal from all other countries in April 2024. Closure of all their market operations outside of Turkey was completed in May 2024.

History

[edit]

The company was founded in 2015 by a team including Nazım Salur, who also founded the Turkish ride-hailing app BiTaksi.[4][5] Getir expanded rapidly since then, having doubled its orders in the second half of 2019 to reach almost 1.5 million in December of that year.[2] It generated $120 million from sales in 2019.[6]

In July 2021, Getir bought Spanish online grocery startup BLOK, adding several major cities in Southern Europe to its delivery spots.[7] On 23 November 2021, Getir bought UK-based hyper fast grocery delivery startup Weezy.[8]

In March 2022, the company closed a Series E funding round, raising $768 million, with Mubadala Investment Company leading the round, making Getir's valuation $12 billion.[3]

In November 2022, Getir announced a partnership with the Dutch online food ordering company Just Eat Takeaway, that will integrate Getir's portfolio with apps under Just Eat Takeaway.[9]

Getir acquired rival firm Gorillas in December 2022 for $1.25bn.[10][11]

Getir does not publicize its revenues or profit, although leaks suggest it made $1 billion revenue in 2021. A May 2023 report quotes Getir's CEO Nazim Salur as saying that the company was profitable in some markets in Turkey, but the business as a whole was and would continue not to be profitable as it expanded.[12]

From 2023, Getir started to withdraw from countries other than its home, Turkey.

In September 2023, the company was seeking $500m in an equity funding round that would value the company at $2.5bn, a quarter of the March 2022 value. Many other grocery delivery companies had flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic, but closed down when demand later plummeted.[13][14]

In November 2023, Getir acquired FreshDirect, a competing online grocery company operating in the US.[15]

Operations

[edit]
Getir's electric vehicles in Rotterdam

All five of the company's services ("ultrafast" delivery, takeaway food delivery, online grocery shopping, online water ordering, ordering from local businesses, ordering a taxi (via BiTaksi), and finding local employment) are offered through a single Getir app.[16][17]

Locations

[edit]

In November 2021, Getir services were offered in all 81 Turkish provincial capital cities, 15 UK cities, 15 Dutch cities, 7 German cities, and 3 US cities. In mid-2023, it withdrew from France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, following a drastic reduction in sales after the boom during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

Locations as of May 2024
Country Cities
Turkey Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydın, Ağrı, Balıkesir, Bartın, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingöl, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Edirne, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Hakkari, Hatay, Isparta, Istanbul, Iğdır, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karabük, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kilis, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Kırklareli, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Muş, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Siirt, Sinop, Şırnak, Sivas, Tekirdağ, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Uşak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak

In June 2023, Getir withdrew from Spain and Portugal, and halted operations in France.[19] Getir was reported to be selling UK assets and closing warehouses, and considering the closure of its UK business.[20]

In April 2024, Getir announced that it was to focus on Turkey, and withdraw from other countries, following increasing competition, and decreasing sales affecting rapid-delivery companies following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.[21][22] Within a few days of the announcement UK franchises were selling Getir- and Gorillas-branded freezers, mopeds, and other equipment, faced with losing half their investment.[23]

Competitors

[edit]

While many fast delivery companies flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic years of 2020–2022, demand later decreased greatly and many companies closed. By September 2023, Getir's principal global competitors were Zapp in London and Gopuff in the US and UK.[13] Other large delivery companies which had been delivering meals were branching out into Getir's market of grocery deliveries, including Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo. In the UK, supermarkets were offering rapid delivery services: Tesco's Whoosh, Sainsbury's Chop Chop and Ocado's Zoom.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "getir | getir bi mutluluk". Getir.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ a b Pitel, Laura (2020-01-15). "Michael Moritz backs Turkish grocery start-up". Ft.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. ^ a b Dillet, Romain (17 March 2022). "Getir is now worth nearly $12 billion after raising another $768 million". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17.
  4. ^ Sırt, Timur (2020-01-17). "Turkish fast-delivery startup Getir's secret lies in metropolitan traffic". Daily Sabah. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. ^ "BiTaksi". Bitaksi.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. ^ Ersoy, Ercan (2020-02-04). "Turkey's Getir Seeks New Funds as Startup Plans U.K. Expansion". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. ^ "Turkish on-demand delivery giant Getir buys Spanish online grocery startup". Aa.com.tr. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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