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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Uber's Eats business gen- San Nicolas
AP Business Writer erated $1.45 billion in rev- Imsan 24 hours
NEW YORK (AP) — Uber's enue, up 125% from a year Tel.524 8833
food delivery business ago as restaurants relied on Women in Difficulties
brought in more money Uber for delivery and the PHARMACY ON DUTY
during the third quarter trend of people ordering in Oranjestad:
than its signature rides instead of dining out during In this May 15, 2020 file photo, an Uber sign is displayed inside a Oduber Tel. 582 1780
business, showing just how the pandemic continued. car in Chicago. San Nicolas:
much consumer behav- Uber's food delivery busi- Associated Press Aloe Tel. 584 4606
ior has changed — and ness also brought in more and its partnerships with delivery service, which is Women in Difficulties
how far the company has revenue than its rides busi- restaurants grew by more now operating in 10 coun- OTHER
adapted — since the pan- ness in the second quarter, than 70% compared with tries outside the U.S. It also Dental Clinic 587 9850
demic struck. when demand for rides last year. It also added a launched a prescription Blood Bank Aruba 587 0002
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The San Francisco-based was even lower due to contactless payment fea- drug delivery pilot program Walk-In Doctor’s Clinic
ride-hailing company lost the pandemic. However, ture to allow customers in Dallas and Seattle.q +297 588 0539
$1.09 billion in the three its rides business was more who are dining in restau- Women in Difficulties
months that ended Sept. profitable than delivery. rants to order or pay using EMERGENCY
30 as many customers Uber Eats continued to their Uber Eats app. Uber Police 100
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shared vehicles. Noord 527 3200
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we moved quickly as a
company to respond," said TAXI SERVICES
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO Taxi Tas 587 5900
of Uber, in a conference Prof. Taxi 588 0035
call with investors Thursday. Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
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Uber brought in $3.13 billion A1 Taxi Serv. 280 2828
in revenue, down 18% from Women in Difficulties
the same time last year. Its TRAVEL INFO
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for $1.37 billion of that, Avianca 588 0059
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decline, the rides business Women in Difficulties
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adding that Uber ridership
there is recovering faster
than mass transit or taxis.
The riders that were first to
return to Uber's cars tend
to be more price-sensitive,
and are more likely to be
heading to jobs that don't
offer the option to work
from home, Khosrowshahi
said.