우버: 수십개의 유통사,패션업계와 함께 올 가을 배송 파트너쉽 발표

우버가 수십개의 대형 유통사,패션업계와 함께 올 가을 배송 파트너쉽을 발표할 예정. 

이미 퀵서비스와 음식배달 서비스까지 일부 도시에 런칭한 바 있는데,

이제 우버는 택시가 아니라 모든 물류의 플랫폼으로 진화중

Uber to Unveil Big E-Commerce Delivery Program With Retailers in the Fall

For at least a year, Uber has experimented with transporting packages in addition to people. Now it’s ready to make the arrangement more formal.

The popular ride-hailing service is planning a partnership announcement this fall with big retailers and fashion brands that could number in the dozens, as it looks to make Uber an express delivery option for shoppers on a wide range of shopping websites and apps, according to three sources. Uber could announce the partnerships as soon as late September or early October, these people said.

Two people familiar with the rollout say it will start in New York City and include among its partnerships some flashy, luxury brands whose flagship stores are usually found on or around Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Partnerships with retailers in San Francisco will be announced at the same time or soon after, another source said. It’s not clear which specific retailers and brands will be included in the initial launch.

In an effort to increase its number of partners, Uber has also been in talks with software companies like Bigcommerce and Shopify, which help small businesses set up online storefronts. Uber’s thinking, according to sources, is that by integrating with these software companies, it can make its delivery option available to a large number of small brick-and-mortar stores — potentially thousands in San Francisco and New York alone — without having to integrate with each and every one.

Spokespeople for Uber, Bigcommerce and Shopify declined to comment.

The launch comes as Uber continues a rapid expansion of its core ride-hailing service around the globe, while simultaneously nurturing its UberRush messenger and UberEatsmeal delivery services in a handful of American cities. These non-core initiatives have rolled out slowly, but neither has been slower-moving than its efforts with retailers. The company has only announced a handful of partnerships with retailers since last year and ran into problems with its efforts for online retailer Gilt Groupe and luxury jeweler Alexis Bittar, according to a Wall Street Journal report. But if it wants to live up to its hype as the logistics network of the future, it will need to turn its delivery businesses into real businesses.

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http://recode.net/2015/09/04/uber-to-unveil-big-e-commerce-delivery-program-with-retailers-in-the-fall/