Uber Is Closing a Business It Bought for Over $1 Billion Three Years Ago — WSJ
By Alyssa Lukpat Uber said it’s shutting down Drizly, the alcohol-delivery service it acquired for $1.1 billion in 2021. Drizly said Monday that it would accept its final orders in March. Uber acquired Drizly as part of its foray into the delivery business after pandemic lockdowns boosted alcohol-delivery sales but the Boston-based company quickly faced challenges. Alcohol-delivery sales haven’t captured the U.S. booze market, remaining only a small portion of overall consumption. “We’ve decided to close the business and focus on our core Uber Eats strategy of helping consumers get almost anything — from food to groceries to alcohol — all on a single app,” said Pierre Dimitri Gore-Coty, Uber’s senior vice president of delivery. The Federal Trade Commission last year ordered Drizly to implement new data security measures after hackers stole information about 2.5 million customers in 2020. Drizly has said it has millions of customers but Uber Tuesday […]
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