Uber Unveils Grocery Delivery
July 07 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Following an acceleration of consumer demand
for delivery worldwide, Uber announces its first product
integration with grocery startup Cornershop, which it agreed to
acquire last year
Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced that users
in select Latin American and Canadian cities can now order
groceries through the Uber and Uber Eats apps, in partnership with
Cornershop, the popular grocery delivery startup based in Santiago,
Chile. This follows the companies’ 2019 agreement for Uber to
acquire a majority stake in Cornershop, which is expected to close
in the coming days. Today’s news marks Uber and Cornershop’s first
integrated grocery delivery experience.
Uber connects people and communities with the tap of a button,
including rides, prepared food, retail goods—and now groceries.
Starting today, shoppers in select cities in Latin America, Canada
and coming later this month, the United States, can find grocery
delivery opportunities through both Uber and Uber Eats apps,
furthering Uber’s vision of bringing people closer to the things
they need, all in one place.
“Today’s product integration marks an important step in our
partnership with the team at Cornershop to bring grocery delivery
to millions of consumers on the Uber platform,” said Raj Beri,
Uber’s Global Head of Grocery. “Uber started on the premise that
people should be able to more easily get to the places they need to
go, and to people they care about. This has since evolved to
connecting people to food from their favorite local restaurants,
and we are thrilled to bring our product expertise to the world of
grocery alongside the Cornershop team.”
Cornershop’s technology brings new expertise to Uber’s delivery
efforts, with over four years operating, refining, and establishing
key grocery delivery partnerships in Latin America, and more
recently in the US and Canada. With this new integration, grocery
orders placed on Uber and Uber Eats will be facilitated and
delivered by Cornershop team members. Just like ordering a ride or
a meal with Uber, customers can follow their grocery delivery at
each step of the process.
"We launched Cornershop almost exactly five years ago today, and
it's hard to imagine a better way to celebrate our anniversary than
joining forces with the best on-demand platform around. We couldn’t
be more excited to work with Uber to take our mission to millions,”
said Oskar Hjertonsson, Founder and CEO of Cornershop. “Uber is the
perfect partner to bring on-demand groceries from incredible
merchant partners at the touch of a button across the
Americas.”
Today’s product launch comes after grocery delivery experiments
with more than 9,500 merchants in over 30 countries on Uber Eats,
where Uber has seen a 176% increase in grocery orders since
February. Following this integration in select cities in Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Peru and Canada, Uber plans to roll out
improvements to the grocery experience for shoppers and merchants
alike globally, throughout the summer of 2020 and beyond.
Following regulatory approval in Chile, Uber’s majority
investment in Cornershop is expected to close in the coming days,
outside of Mexico. Uber and Cornershop continue to work closely
with COFECE, the Mexican Competition Authority, as they assess the
final component of the investment, bringing together Uber and
Cornershop in Mexico.
About Uber Eats
Uber Eats is an on-demand platform and website that helps bring
millions of people around the world the food they want, at the tap
of a button. We partner with over 400,000 restaurants and merchants
in more than 6,000 cities across six continents who make meals for
every taste and occasion. From specialty local favorites to
everyday national brand names, Uber Eats has what you want when you
want it—with an average delivery time of 30 minutes.
About Cornershop
Cornershop was founded by friends Oskar Hjertonsson, Daniel
Undurraga and Juan Pablo Cuevas in 2015. Headquartered in Santiago,
Chile, Cornershop is backed by Accel, ALLVP, Creandum, and JSV.
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