INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In 2016, Walmart announced that it would begin testing grocery delivery in conjunction with Uber and Lyft.Today, however, Reuters reports
launch a merchant delivery system, wherein goods from retailers would be delivered (via the trunk) and Uber users would be transported to
their destination simultaneously.The deal with Walmart, alongside rival services like Lyft and Deliv, marked massive progress for this
delivery company that works with Walmart and has direct knowledge of the matter
partnered with Postmates and DoorDash, but has excluded Instacart from its delivery partners list
According to Re/Code, Instacart was excluded from the partnership opportunity because Instacart wanted Walmart to list its retail items
within the Instacart app, whereas Walmart wanted to use Instacart as a delivery partner while exclusively selling items on its own digital
property.This obviously comes at a time where the grocery delivery game is heating up
capabilities.Target acquired Alabama-based Shipt for $550 million in December of 2017
reached out to Uber and will update if/when we hear back.Update: Uber has responded and provided the following statement:UberRUSH fell under
When we launched UberRUSH in 2014, we followed the same thinking, and wanted apply the model to help large and small businesses quickly and
reliably move their goods
After analyzing what made the most sense for our broader efforts, we decided to sunset UberRUSH worldwide on June 30th
groceries through the UberRUSH platform
to our Uber Eats food delivery business
restaurant owners around the world
