Google Launches Areo, An India-Centric App For Food Delivery And Home Services
Google has launched a new app for food delivery and home services in India called Areo. Through the app, users can avail of local services such as restaurants, electricians, painters and more. Users can pay online using their cards or opt to pay in cash after the service is delivered. For now, the app services Bengaluru and Mumbai.
According to a FactorDaily report, Google has been testing and rolling out apps specific to India in the recent years. Starting with its Android One programme for low-cost Android smartphones in 2014, Google later released instant-messaging app Allo as well as Youtube Go last year.
India would be a 1 trillion dollar digital economy in the next 3-4 years and it makes business sense for Google to have more India-centric products.Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Inc
Hyper local delivery services in India have seen a jump in the last few years with major platforms like Housejoy raising $23 million from e-commerce major Amazon and UrbanClap raising $25 million, including an undisclosed amount, from Ratan Tata.