Uber closing booze-delivery app Drizly three years after billion-dollar purchase

Uber bought Drizly in a cash-and-stock deal in 2021 (Richard Drew/AP)

Uber is shutting down alcohol delivery app Drizly, the company has confirmed, three years after acquiring the platform for 1.1 billion US dollars.

Drizly will officially shut down at the end of March, Uber said.