DoorDash partners with Meta to test delivery of Facebook Marketplace items – TechCrunch

DoorDash has confirmed that it has teamed up with Facebook Marketplace to make that awkward change of things with a stranger a bit simpler. The corporate mentioned DoorDash Drive, its business-to-business service that gives drivers to retailers by means of their very own web site or app, is now within the early phases of testing a service that may enable DoorDash drivers to choose up and drop off Fb Market gadgets to prospects.

DoorDash and Fb’s guardian firm Meta are presently providing the take a look at in a number of cities in the US, giving many drivers one other alternative to earn cash. Gadgets which might be eligible for supply are Market gadgets that may match within the trunk of a automobile and have to be situated as much as 15 miles away. DoorDash drivers are anticipated to make deliveries inside 48 hours or much less.

The partnership between DoorDash and Meta makes an attempt to attain DoorDash’s mission to develop into delivering extra merchandise apart from meals. DoorDash has already expanded to delivering toiletries, prescriptions, family necessities, clothes, cosmetics and extra. The corporate has partnered with Ceremony Help, Mattress Tub & Past, JCPenney and Sephora, amongst different retailers.

“DoorDash is all the time enthusiastic about new methods to supply for the communities we serve. With entry to unparalleled comfort and alternative by means of a platform, we frequently discover and take a look at new improvements,” the corporate wrote in a press release.

This service advantages a vendor who could not really feel comfy inviting a stranger into their dwelling to retrieve an merchandise or vice versa. It is usually a useful choice for a purchaser that’s unable to journey, doesn’t personal a automobile that’s giant sufficient or has hassle selecting issues up.

It additionally helps DoorDash proceed to compete with Uber Eats, which just lately launched a nationwide delivery offering. Final month, Amazon partnered with DoorDash’s rival Grubhub to supply Prime members a free membership to Grubhub+ for one yr.

This new collaboration with DoorDash would assist Fb Market widen its native supply choices. In the present day, Fb Market solely lets bigger gadgets be delivered by means of Dolly, an on-demand supply firm. The catch with Dolly is that it’s restricted to 45 or extra cities throughout the US. Meta permits Market sellers to ship out gadgets on to patrons, as effectively.

Meta is experiencing issue with getting younger folks to make use of Fb, with solely 32% of teenagers from 13 to 17 years previous utilizing the social platform, in keeping with a current Pew Research Center study. The alliance with DoorDash may very well be its try to succeed in youthful customers since Market is among the many few Fb options that’s common with Gen Z, a supply informed The Wall Street Journal.

DoorDash has additionally been testing a package return feature since March, permitting prospects to return gadgets to the submit workplace, UPS or FedEx.

Earlier this month, DoorDash introduced its second-quarter outcomes, reporting year-over-year development of 23% within the complete variety of orders delivered, bringing the full to a document of 426 million delivered orders.

In January, DoorDash co-founder and CEO Tony Xu joined Meta’s board of administrators.