Uber Eats and Carrefour, the French supermarket and department store under one roof, announced an agreement covering deliveries beyond Paris and in Belgium.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed in the Monday, July 27, announcement. Carrefour stated it operates 12,300 stores in more than 30 countries, serves 105 million customers worldwide and has a workforce of more than 380,000.
At the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in April, Uber Eats, the San Francisco-based online food ordering and delivery platform, and Carrefour teamed up to deliver groceries, hygiene, and household maintenance products within 30 minutes from 15 Carrefour stores.
Since the launch three months ago, the service has been expanded to 330 stores in 91 major urban areas, or 25% of France’s population. It is expected to increase to 500 by September, the company stated.
Following promising results, Uber Eats and Carrefour have signed an exclusive deal to launch a shopping home delivery service for all of France. The idea is for shopping orders to be delivered within 30 minutes using meal delivery apps.
The partnership with Uber Eats is not limited to France. An initial agreement was signed with Carrefour Taiwan last year covered eight cities and 38 stores.
Carrefour promised it will launch in Belgium in September, with the service being available in Brussels and Liège. Other Carrefour Group countries will follow over the next few months, the firm said.
“Carrefour is very proud of its
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