Uber Finalizes Postmates Buy, Embarks on ‘Regional Listening’ Tour

Uber closed on its all-stock transaction to buy on-demand delivery platform Postmates, said the ride-hailing company Tuesday. “The two companies have begun the process of integrating U.S. operations,” it said. “As we bring together Uber Eats and Postmates, we're kicking off a regional listening exercise (first virtually and later with in-person sessions when safe to do so) across North America” to better understand merchants’ needs, blogged Stephane Ficaja, head-Uber Eats, U.S. and Canada. “We’ll be partnering with restaurant associations and chambers of commerce to make sure the right folks are in the room, and that our answers are accountable to you.” The goal is to give “restaurants -- and increasingly other types of merchants -- a bigger seat at the table to provide feedback on products in development, policy decisions, and more,” said Ficaja.