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The first and second largest players in the rapidly growing domestic delivery app market recently announced a merger and acquisition. Even in the catering industry, delivery app fees are still high, and I'm worried that the fee will not go up if the merger and acquisition is over.

This is reporter Park Chan-keun.

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'Elegant Brothers,' which runs the nation of delivery, the nation's largest delivery app, announced that the German company 'Delivery Hero' bought the company with 87% of its shares.

German delivery order platform company 'Delivery Hero' launched 'Yogiyo' in Korea in 2012 and acquired and operates 'Delivery Box' in 2015.

The domestic delivery app market is virtually dominated by three nations: delivery nations, yogi-yo, and delivery companies, which has resulted in the domestic delivery app market becoming a delivery hero.

In the self-employed world, such as the restaurant business, there is a big concern right now.

Even now, delivery fees are expensive, and if the merger breaks down the competition between delivery apps, it is likely that they will require more expensive fees.

[Park Tae Hee / Elegant Brothers PR Director: Because there are various eyes and institutional devices to monitor the market… . In addition, even if the head office is the same, we will manage while maintaining a competitive system.]

The elegant brothers will ask the Fair Trade Commission to conduct a business combination review within two weeks to determine whether the merger or acquisition will block competition in the delivery app market.

(Image editing: Soyoung Lee, CG: Hyunjung Jung)