San Francisco, California - Covid-19 meant far fewer people needed an Uber for going out. The company decided to shift their focus to grocery delivery and has announced expansion of the service to more than 400 cities.

Ride-sharing company Uber suffered from a major slump just as other travel-oriented companies did during the pandemic. However, as DigitalTrends reports, the company quickly figured out a new way to take advantage of the fact that its customer base was stuck in lockdown.

Striking up a partnership with Albertson's was perhaps one of the smartest financial moves of any company during the course of the pandemic.

Albertson's comprises a variety of grocery store chains across the country, numbering over 1,200 altogether. The alliance is key if Uber wants to be able to compete with the likes of Amazon, which also focused on building actual stores in addition to expanding its delivery services.

According to a press release, Uber executive Raj Beri says that the past year has been one of "incredible growth for grocery delivery."

And their growth hasn't been modest either. Beri shared that the company has been processing three million orders a month and is adding more cooperative stores.

"We are fast-tracking our efforts to help Americans get everything they need from their favorite supermarket, delivered to their doorsteps," Beri said.

Uber Eats and Eats Pass members have even more reason to use grocery delivery services, as any order over $30 doesn't come with a delivery fee.

But now that lockdowns have been lifted across most of the country and people are returning to pre-pandemic routines, will they still need grocery delivery service? With the new announcement it seems the company is betting on a new normal that involves skipping the chore of grocery shopping.