WASHINGTON -- Mobile-app-driven rideshare service Uber has rebranded its Corner Store on-demand product delivery service--launched as a test in August in Washington, D.C.--as uberESSENTIALS. The company has also expanded the merchandise mix of the mobile "convenience store" service.
Along with pain relievers, allergy, cough and cold medicine; personal care; first aid; household; men's grooming; "women's beauty"; and sexual wellness products, the service now offers an expanded list of candy, snacks and drinks.
These include:
- Altoids Curiously Strong Peppermint Mints (1 tin, $3)
- Cheetos Crunchy Cheese Snacks (2 oz., $1)
- Doritos Cool Ranch Chips (1.25 oz., $1)
- Doritos Nacho Cheese Chips (1.25 oz., $1)
- Fritos Original Corn Chips (2 oz., $1)
- Ice Breakers Sugar Free Wintergreen Mints (2 tins, $4)
- Lay's Barbeque Chips (1.5 oz., $1)
- Lay's Classic Potato Chips (1.5 oz., $1)
- Skittles (2 oz., $1)
- Smartfood White Cheddar Popcorn (5/8 oz., $1)
- Trident Original Flavor Gum (1 pack, 12 pieces $1)
- Wrigley's Spearmint Gum (2 packs, 5 pieces each $1)
- Coca-Cola (12 oz., $1)
- Diet Coke (12 oz., $1)
- FIJI Natural Artesian Water (11.2 oz., $1)
- Jose Cuervo Margarita Mix (33.8 fl. oz., $6)
- Mr & Mrs T Original Bloody Mary Mix (1.75 liter, $9)
- Red Bull Energy Drink (8.4 oz., $2)
- Red Bull Sugar Free Energy Drink (8.4 oz., $2)
It also offers "holiday essentials" such as Christmas lights, Hanukkah candles, wrapping paper, tape and more.
Click here for the full list of merchandise.
The tagline remains: "The convenience you love, the products you need now."
uberESSENTIALS is still only available in Washington. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to midnight, the San Francisco-based company said.
The "Corner Store" name, of course, is already firmly established in the convenience store industry as the identity of San Antonio-based CST Brands Inc.'s retail outlets. That may have played a part in the decision to change the name.
Also in August, the company launched uberFRESH, a lunch delivery service.
"We're always experimenting and finding new, creative ways to leverage the Uber app to provide even greater value to our riders and driver partners," an Uber spokesperson told VatorNews. "From fresh lunches to flu prevention to your everyday items, we routinely hear from users excited about the latest offering on the Uber platform, and we look forward to continuing to innovate and meet that growing demand."
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