By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Business Writer<\/p>\n
DoorDash<\/a> said Wednesday that it\u2019s ending operations in Qatar, Singapore, Japan and Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n The San Francisco-based delivery company said the decision comes after a monthslong review of country-specific conditions. DoorDash said it wants to focus its investments on places were it can build sustainable scale and long-term market leadership.<\/p>\n \u201cOur priority is supporting our teams and partners through an orderly transition as we focus on the geographies where we can offer the best products and build for long-term success,\u201d said Miki Kuusi, the head of DoorDash\u2019s international division, in a statement.<\/p>\n DoorDash was a latecomer to some of the affected markets. The company began operations in Japan in 2021, five years after its rival Uber Eats. Deliveroo, a U.K. delivery company that was acquired by DoorDash<\/a> last year, has only been operating in Qatar since 2022. That\u2019s almost a decade after Dubai-based Talabat began making deliveries in Qatar.<\/p>\n DoorDash also faces stiff competition from entrenched rivals like GrabFood and Foodpanda in Singapore and Russia-based Yandex Eats in Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n DoorDash said it doesn\u2019t expect the actions to impact its financial guidance. The company\u2019s shares rose 5% in midday trading.<\/p>\n