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Title: Uber delivery service fails to get Apple, Starbucks onboard Post by: HCK on June 18, 2015, 03:00:12 pm Uber delivery service fails to get Apple, Starbucks onboard
<article> <section class="page"> <p> The demand economy has spawned an Uber for everything. Now Uber wants you to just simply UberEverything.</p><p> Uber, the world’s most valuable startup, wants to deliver your new iPhone or a much-needed caffeine fix. But its plan to become an on-demand, same-day delivery service has stalled after logistical nightmares scared off potential big partners, including both Apple and Starbucks.</p><p> According to The Wall Street Journal (http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-50-billion-question-can-uber-deliver-1434422042?mod=LS1), Uber has been facing major roadblocks as it hopes to expand beyond ride-sharing and into using its urban fleet of vehicles for same-day delivery. The company is working toward creating a so-called “urban logistics fabric,” or UberEverything, where drivers can deliver food, groceries and other items across town when demand for passenger pickups is low.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2936631/uber-delivery-service-fails-to-get-apple-starbucks-onboard.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Uber delivery service fails to get Apple, Starbucks onboard (http://www.macworld.com/article/2936631/uber-delivery-service-fails-to-get-apple-starbucks-onboard.html#tk.rss_all) |