Ace Hardware teams up with Uber to offer on-demand delivery

Uber Eats is expanding, and its newest partner uses more tool belts than takeout containers.

Ace Hardware is joining the growing roster of non-food companies that offer delivery through the ride-sharing-app-turned-logistics company. Other partners include retailers such as Sephora, Dollar General, and Spirit Halloween, and grocery stores such as Save A Lot.

The partnership with the hardware chain “demonstrates Uber Eats’s continued commitment to expanding selection beyond food delivery into everyday retail categories,” according to the company.

In 2025, Uber Eats added more than a thousand new retailers to create a network of 50,000 locations, and with Ace Hardware comes more than 3,700 stores across 50 states.

“Whether they’re tackling a last-minute project or planning ahead, our customers now have greater access to fast, flexible solutions for getting the products they need delivered right to their doorstep,” Bill Kiss, head of digital at Ace Hardware, said in a statement.

“Consumers are increasingly turning to Uber Eats for more than just meals,” Hashim Amin, head of grocery and retail for Uber in North America, said in a statement. “They rely on us for a variety of essentials, from paint supplies, to mulch for the garden, to the tools needed to kick off a weekend yard cleanup.”

The evolution is five years in the making. Non-takeout items such as flowers and convenience store items started showing up on Uber Eats in 2021 following partnerships with GoPuff and ProFlowers, respectively. Since then, it’s become an increasingly important facet of its business.

Uber told Bloomberg last September that its non-takeout delivery business would hit an annual run rate of $12.5 billion in gross bookings by the end of 2025, and that growth in its delivery business was outpacing its ride-hailing business.

• The company reported in February that revenue from delivery grew 26% in 2025, compared to 20% from its ride-hailing business.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told shareholders that what it calls “selection,” or the number of companies available for delivery in a given market, is key to growth. “Our selection still in many countries is 30–40% of the addressable market,” he said. “Our selection in the US—especially in less dense markets in small and medium businesses—is not where we want to be.”