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The Girl Scouts are jumping into the gig economy.

Driving the news: The youth organization said Tuesday that it’ll offer delivery of its signature cookies through DoorDash this year — in addition to the usual sales routes.

In the first selling seasons of the pandemic, the Girl Scouts hosted “virtual cookie booths and drive-thru contactless cookie stands.”

This time around, local Girl Scouts will track orders, fulfill them and manage inventory while DoorDash will handle the rest.

Our thought bubble: Anything to get our yearly fix of Peanut Butter Patties (Nathan) or Samoas (Hope).

Girl Scout cookies come to DoorDash

Girl Scouts will track orders, fulfill them and manage inventory while DoorDash will handle the rest.

The Girl Scouts say their cookie-selling season provides kids with entrepreneurial experience. Photo courtesy of Girl Scouts of the USA

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After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.

Girl Scout cookies come to DoorDash

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