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Uber Scrambles Into Groceries With Cornershop. Why?
The company is mum on the strategic justification.
How does matching drivers with riders make it a logistics company?
Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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But why?
That’s the question I keep asking as Uber Technologies Inc. makes the case that driving people around cities gives it a leg up on moving physical goods from place to place — restaurant food, freight by truck and groceries.