Uber to Offer 15-Minute Groceries in France With Carrefour
- Partnership is latest step in competitive local grocery sector
- Uber’s EMEA grocery orders up 620% in September year-on-year
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Uber Technologies Inc. is expanding its partnership with French grocery chain Carrefour SA to offer rapid delivery of groceries from nine micro-fulfillment centers across Paris.
Surging consumer demand for online ordering is driving San Francisco-based Uber to expand its local grocery offerings in Europe and the deal with Carrefour could be a prelude to a broader roll-out of such services in other European markets.