When the complaints started piling up in Amsterdam West, local official Melanie van der Horst visited the affected areas. “Then I realized this is really a problem, this is more than just some complaints,” she says.Van der Horst says the rapid expansion of speedy grocery delivery companies—there are currently nine in her district—reminded her of the problems caused by Airbnb’s rapid expansion in the city, which prompted the city to enforce a new rule in 2020 that meant residents could only rent their home
PHOTOGRAPH: PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/ALAMY
Source: Grocery Apps Hoped to Win Over Amsterdam. Then Things Turned Sour | WIRED