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Uber Is Launching Corner Store, An On-Demand Product Delivery Service

Uber is gearing up to launch an on-demand product delivery service in Washington D.C., dubbed “Corner Store,” according to a company blog post which was briefly released this morning and later pulled.

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When the service launches, a limited set of Uber users will be able to order convenience store goods — such as “allergy medicine, diapers, toothpaste and over 100 other items” — via Uber’s app.

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The experiment mirrors numerous competing product on-demand delivery services, including Postmates, the declining eBay Now, and WunWun. It appears that Uber, however, will handle all deliveries by car, unlike the competition, which largely relies on bike messengers. As a result, the Corner Store launch will not coincide with an Uber Rush D.C. launch.

The on-demand delivery space is already quite hot, and thus far Uber has only dabbled with promotional deliveries in New York. This may explain why Uber is testing the service in Washington D.C., and not in over-saturated markets like San Francisco and New York.

According to Uber, the experiment is “limited-time-only” and “will run for a few weeks.” But, Uber hints, “the more you love it, the more likely it will last.”

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Here’s a full list of the items Uber will deliver:

ALLERGY RELIEF, BABY, BATH & BODY, CANDY, COLD & COUGH, DIGESTION & NAUSEA, EYE CARE, FEMININE CARE, FIRST AID, GIFT, HAIR CARE, HOUSEHOLD, MEN’S GROOMING, OFFICE, ORAL CARE, PAIN RELIEVER, SEXUAL WELLNESS, SLEEPING & SNORING AIDS, VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS, WOMEN’S BEAUTY

And here’s the delivery zone:

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Areas of Washington, D.C. that Uber's new delivery service Corner Store will serve. VentureBeat


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