Japan is a different case due to a very outlier culture and extreme density that people live in.
But mostly, people are living so close to each other than delivery is much cheaper. It costs a minimum $0.60 plus labor costs per minute of driving in the US. Cost to run a 15 min errand is $7+, and that is excluding the person’s time and effort.
But mostly, people are living so close to each other than delivery is much cheaper. It costs a minimum $0.60 plus labor costs per minute of driving in the US. Cost to run a 15 min errand is $7+, and that is excluding the person’s time and effort.