Uber Corner Store in Washington DC

This Tuesday, Uber in the official blog announced (the original blog link has been deleted, but only look at the domain name address and forwarding content you also understand) began testing on-demand delivery services in Washington, D.C. Corner Store, the region's Uber users only click on the application will see the Business option-product selection includes " Emergency drugs, diapers, toothbrushes, etc. 100 + kinds of convenience store products.

The service is directly related to Postmates, Wunwun and EBay compete, but unlike their rivals ' reliance on "cycling messengers", Uber calls their own "transport team"--If a Uber driver is free, the goods are sent to the buyer's doorstep, and the service is not charged, No tips, no minimum purchase amount.

For years, many technology companies have been testing water to develop express business through the Internet, and Uber has openly discussed how Uber should use its large driver team to expand its business-including express delivery. Bill Gurley, a Uber board member and Benchmark partner, said Uber would not only replace the taxi service, but also replace UPS, Hertz and even the concept of car ownership as a history.

In return for fast delivery, Amazon is still the leader in the field, providing Prime members of 6 cities across the country with a day of service. It also plans to launch a service similar to the Corner Store, with extremely low charges. It is not clear whether Amazon will be hit by Uber's different play.

But some people think that the fast-delivery field is not the main battlefield--firtmark Capital investor Rick Heitzmann said, "For the Giants, The courier is not to make direct money, but to the people's payment information to add to the system, convenient in the future to provide these people with a seamless shopping experience." ”

Below is the Corner Store coverage, which is interested in the complete list of product categories: