On Thursday DoorDash confirmed the stores were closing,which will cost 11 staff members their jobs.
“We are always evaluating where to invest in a way that supports the business and meets the needs of the communities we serve,” Burrows said in a statement. “As we continue to invest in grocery and convenience in Australia,we have decided to focus our efforts on prioritising selection for consumers,and supporting our merchants and partners.”
Sydney,Melbourne and Brisbane customers can continue to access DashMart for another month,with the final day of operations scheduled for Friday May 5.
DoorDash,a $US24 billion US-listed company,will instead focus on doing deliveries for partner retailers such as Coles and 7-Eleven.
San Francisco-based DoorDash senior executive Kyra Huntington informed affected DashMart staff of their redundancies on Tuesday morning before announcing it to the broader DoorDash team in a local all-hands meeting that afternoon.