SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Uber
Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) announced its new partnership with
Smart & Final Stores, Inc., the smaller, faster grocery
warehouse store for household and business customers, to expand
their on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery to customers across
the West Coast.
Uber is helping consumers get what they need within hours—if not
minutes—rather than days.
As of today, 173 Smart & Final stores across
Arizona, California and Nevada are available to shop through Uber and
Uber Eats, with plans to onboard all of Smart & Final's 254
locations. Smart & Final is the first major grocery US partner
to offer alcohol to customers through Uber Eats. Alcohol is now
available for delivery in California with plans to expand the offering
to Arizona and Nevada later this year.
"Grocery continues to be a rapid area of growth for us this year
with millions of consumers ordering groceries and other
essentials through Uber each month," said Oskar Hjertonsson, Head
of grocery at Uber. "By partnering with grocers like Smart &
Final, we're able to meet our customer's demands for more
high-quality products, including alcohol, at value prices delivered
seamlessly, right to their door."
Since launching in July 2020, Uber
has seen consistent growth in the U.S. for its grocery category. In
the U.S. and around the world, Uber is uniquely poised to meet
consumers' growing desire to get the things they need from grocery
stores and other merchants in an on-demand fashion within hours—if
not minutes—rather than days.
"Consumers are increasingly looking for easy and convenient ways
to shop, and this new partnership with Uber allows Smart &
Final to bring our more than 3,000 club store items, farm-fresh
produce, organic products and even alcohol to new and existing
shoppers via a convenient on-demand experience," said Joe VanDette, Group Vice President – Marketing
& Digital. "Smart & Final is committed to providing our
customers, whether they be in-store or at home, the opportunity to
save time and money without a membership fee."
About Uber
Uber's mission is to create opportunity
through movement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how
do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 15
billion trips later, we're building products to get people closer
to where they want to be. By changing how people, food, and things
move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to
new possibilities.
Uber Media Contact: press@uber.com
About Smart & Final
Smart & Final is the
smaller, faster grocery warehouse store, headquartered near
Los Angeles in Commerce, California. Smart & Final's 254
store locations offer quality products in a variety of sizes,
saving customers time and money without a membership fee. Its
larger format stores, Smart & Final Extra!, combine the
warehouse store with traditional grocery offerings like farm-fresh
produce and natural and organic options, to provide a one-stop shop
for all. In business since 1871, Smart & Final remains
committed to giving back to its communities through employee
volunteer opportunities and donations to local nonprofits.
Smart & Final Media Contact:
Press@SmartandFinal.com
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