Uber is giving a new earning opportunity to drivers on its Uber Eats online delivery platform.
The company, which initially expanded from its core rideshare business into third-party online delivery with the launch of Uber Eats in 2015, is introducing “Shop and Pay.” This new earning opportunity on the Uber driver app in the U.S. that lets delivery personnel opt-into receiving trips to go into retailers—primarily grocery stores—and to shop and check out for orders before delivering them to customers as usual.
Nearly 200,000 U.S. delivery personnel have been performing shopping trips as part of a pilot, and based on feedback, Uber is making some updates to the program. These include redesigning the driver app experience to make handling out-of-stock items easier.
Source: Chain Store Age
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