Uber revealed new details on its six -week partnership with the restaurant reservation platform Ouvable.
The two companies announced their partnership at the end of March and Uber revealed Wednesday, May 14, that Optable would start to feed the reservations via the Uber Eats application. Business Share more information about This arrangement with Bloomberg News.
“For us at Uber Eats, restaurants are at the heart of what we do, it is therefore crucial that we help bring additional opportunities to generate income, engage the existing guests and reach new ones,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, in Bloomberg by e-mail.
“We believe that the food and grocery delivery space is too important to build by ourselves, we therefore cultivate a network of partners as open to work together and play the forces and capacities of each.”
Dine Out will be launched in September in London and Sydney before developing phases to most of the restaurants connected to the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, said CEO Debby SooAdding that his business initiated collaboration with Uber.
“We approached them a few weeks ago, we said we think there was a lot of synergy here with what you do with Eats. They immediately have it, Soo told Bloomberg.
The report added that companies will present a functionality for Uber One members at the beginning of next year which offers users exclusive access to restaurants that are difficult to book.
As Pymnts noted when companies announcement Partnership, digital trade has become the rule and not the exception, thanks to the proliferation of smart devices.
Search for the Pymnts Intelligence Report “How people pay: consumer preference for connected technology” have found that, in the restaurant sector, the mobile order, QR code payments and contactless transactions become the key to the culinary experience.
He also found that digital order and payment processes are crucial for companies to remain competitive.
The open partnership is part of a wave of new offers that Uber announced this week, including several intended Help consumers save money.
For example, there is a new product for Uber Eats called “Savings Slider” which allows buyers to compare the prices of items on their grocery list in stores, or even get suggestions on nearby grocers offering better offers.
This happens as inflation and economic uncertainty are have consumers reconsidered Their restaurant habits, according to the recent research on Pymnts intelligence.
According to these results, two thirds of consumers would adjust their grocery and restaurant expenses. From this group, 50% of respondents say they would buy less, in terms of quantity, while the other half would opt for cheaper options.
“On the whole, there is a certain resistance To give up dining completely, even with inflation, “Pymnts wrote earlier this week.” Although restaurants are considered discretionary, only 14% of consumers said they would be willing to eliminate it entirely after price increase. “”