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Firms Crank Up Delivery Services Amid Roaring CNY Orders – ST

Supermarket chain Sheng Siong, which saw a 20 per cent increase in online orders, and rival FairPrice have opened up more delivery slots to cater to the demand.


Ninja Van
The spike in business has prompted logistics firm Ninja Van to hire more delivery drivers. Photo: Edgar Su, Reuters.

 

Logistics companies, e-commerce platforms and supermarkets are enjoying roaring business in the lead-up to the year of the tiger, with firms reporting surges of between 20 per cent and 40 per cent in delivery orders, the Straits Times reported.

Supermarket chain Sheng Siong, which saw a 20 per cent increase in online orders, and rival FairPrice have opened up more delivery slots to cater to the demand.

 

Read the full report: Sraits Times
 


 

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.