Amazon ditches GrubHub, taps Uber Eats for Prime
THE SO WHAT
The Grubhub swap for Uber Eats underscores how replaceable intermediaries are when the real asset is Prime’s demand funnel. Any partner relying on a single platform for volume should assume similar churn risk and negotiate for data and multi-homing options now.
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