Toronto, Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - In a global
first for a delivery network company, Tokyo Smoke, the
award-winning cannabis retailer, and Uber
Canada (NYSE: UBER) have announced an exclusive partnership
to provide a new way to order cannabis in Ontario. Beginning today, Uber Eats has
created a dedicated section on its digital marketplace for Tokyo
Smoke's virtual stores. Consumers can place orders from Tokyo
Smoke's flower collection and unique accessories on the Uber Eats
app, and then pick up their purchase at the respective Tokyo Smoke
stores. This is an innovative arrangement between Uber Eats and
Tokyo Smoke, which is the first cannabis merchant to list itself
using the Uber Eats software, across Uber's global
business.
Online ordering and pickup using Uber Eats is an innovative, new
way for Canadian adults to conveniently and safely purchase legal
cannabis. All orders will be fulfilled within an hour of the order
being placed, so consumers are able to receive their items
quickly.
"Tokyo Smoke is thrilled to partner with Uber Canada on this innovative offering for our
customers, bringing them high quality products and the very best
customer experience," said Mark
Hillard, VP Operations, Tokyo Smoke. "As a market leader in
innovation and a platform used by so many Canadians, we believe
this is the ideal next offering that can be done safely and
conveniently on the Uber Eats app."
How it works:
- Ontario consumers head to the
Uber Eats app and select the "cannabis" category or search for
"Tokyo Smoke". They will see a warning that they must be of legal
age to enter the Tokyo Smoke virtual storefront
- Once confirming their age, the consumer is taken to the menu of
a Tokyo Smoke store in the area to place an order
- Orders will be fulfilled within an hour from when the order is
placed
- When consumers head to Tokyo Smoke to pick up their order, the
order will be fulfilled by a Tokyo Smoke employee who is CannSell
certified and who will ID consumers as required by
regulations.
"We are partnering with industry leaders like Tokyo Smoke to
offer safe, convenient options for people in Ontario to purchase legal cannabis," said
Lola Kassim, General Manager of Uber
Eats Canada. "By combining a streamlined ordering process through
the Uber Eats app with Tokyo Smoke's in-person pickup service,
we're creating a new end-to-end experience for responsible cannabis
ordering across the province."
This partnership will help combat the underground illegal
market, which still accounts for over 40% of all nonmedical
cannabis sales nationally. Further, recent research from Public
First shows that driving after cannabis consumption remains
prevalent, with 1 in 7 (14%) of cannabis users admitting to having
driven a vehicle within 2 hours of consuming cannabis. When
Canadian cannabis laws evolve to include delivery, options like
Uber Eats are expected to help decrease impaired driving and
improve safety on the road.
About Uber
Canada
Uber's mission is to create opportunity
through movement. Co-founded by Calgarian entrepreneur Garrett Camp, Uber started in 2010 to solve a
simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a
button? More than 10 billion trips later, Uber is building products
to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how
people, food, and things move through cities, Uber and Uber Eats
open up the world to new possibilities. For more information, visit
uber.com.
About Tokyo Smoke
Tokyo Smoke is an award-winning,
design focused, legal cannabis retailer. We believe that the
customer experience should be nothing short of great. We are
committed to bringing our customers the very highest quality,
regulated products. Tokyo Smoke empowers consumers to make
well-informed decisions about safe, high quality products. We seek
to curate unique cannabis offerings and deliver a product
assortment that reflects our customers' interests,
neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood.
Katz Group, in partnership with Canopy Growth, is the master
franchisor for Tokyo Smoke in Ontario. Canopy Growth Corporation is a
leading licensed producer of cannabis in Canada, and owner of the Tokyo Smoke brand.
Visit: tokyosmoke.com
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