Losses mount for startups racing to deliver groceries fast and cheap

- Jokr, Getir and Buyk are piling on freebies to build up a customer base in New York City
Since Hayoung Park moved to Manhattan last year, he estimates he has taken in more than $400 of free cookies-and-cream ice cream, laundry detergent and other groceries delivered to his door, all courtesy of a wave of rapid-delivery grocery startups offering generous referral and discount codes.
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