Uber Technologies Inc. is getting into the grocery delivery business and is using some Canadian cities to help it launch the venture. The San Francisco-based tech giant said Tuesday that users in Montreal and Toronto can now order groceries through its Uber and Uber Eats apps. The company's foray into the grocery sector comes after Uber advertised in November 2018 that it was hiring a head of grocery product in Toronto. Competition in grocery delivery marketCornershop will serve as Uber's partner in the grocery delivery venture, which will launch in more than a dozen Latin American cities alongside the Canadian markets. Grocery delivery has only become more important during the COVID-19 pandemic because more Canadians have transitioned to work from home and Uber's ride-hailing business is still in "recovery mode," according to Danker.

Source: CBC News July 07, 2020 13:07 UTC