More than 700 thousand shipments have been made with Uber Flash in Peru

On the International Day of SMEsUber shares the results of Uber Flash, an option within the app that has allowed small and medium Peruvian businesses to send and receive items from wherever and whenever they want. As of its launch, in July 2020, more than 700 thousand shipments have been carried out, of which more than half correspond to SMEs, which are the engine of growth and economic development from the country.

“Today SMEs Day is celebrated internationally, the date on which the United Nations Organization recognizes their work and importance for the economy and for job creation; In Peru, more than 95% of the companies are small and medium-sized”, explained Marcela Torres, General Director of Uber for the Andean region, Central America and the Caribbean. “For SMEs, and for all users of the application, we constantly innovate to develop technological solutions that accompany them in their day-to-day life and in their businesses. For SMEs, Uber Flash has been a great ally to facilitate their last-mile logistics, get closer to their customers and increase their sales”he added.

As part of this celebration and with the aim of providing greater peace of mind that the items are received by the correct person, the Uber app is launching a new tool that allows you to complete shipments through a 4-digit PIN code, which must be be provided by the recipient at the time of delivery. In this way, the shipment does not end until the driver enters the correct PIN.

On the use of Uber Flash in Peru: the business with the highest number of shipments, it has made more than a thousand and counting! 10:00 am, is the favorite morning time for sending shipments by Peruvian SMEs. In the afternoon, the busiest time is 1:00 pm The most popular days are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

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In this framework of global celebration, one of the SMEs that uses Uber Flash is Don Pastel, an enterprise dedicated to the preparation of desserts and snacks, which has doubled its sales thanks to this solution. “Uber Flash has been a huge improvement for my business, even 100%. The ease and speed of deliveries has allowed me to take more and more orders, thus growing our client portfolio and increasing sales. Thanks to this Uber delivery option, we have provided a better service to customers and reached more places in Lima”added Ariel Díaz, owner of Don Pastel.

“Uber Flash is a technological solution that was born and developed in our region and spread to many countries around the world. With this in mind, we will continue to innovate so that Peruvian companies can stay close to their customers through technology and with just one click.”, concluded Marcela Torres, General Director of Uber for the Andean region, Central America and the Caribbean.

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