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Alibaba’s Freshippo adds more couriers, still unable to meet Shanghai demand

Alibaba’s Freshippo adds more couriers, still unable to meet Shanghai demand

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Alibaba’s supermarket chain Freshippo said on Sunday it was adding more couriers to meet high demand in Shanghai but this was not yet catching up with the rising needs of locked-down residents as the city battles a surge in COVID-19 cases. Shen Li, a vice president at Alibaba Group’s Freshippo, told reporters on Sunday that while the company’s delivery capacity had recovered to about 60-70% of pre-outbreak levels as more couriers were allowed back on the roads, many… Source link

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Yandex, KT Corporation to launch robotic couriers in Seoul – Business & Economy

Yandex, KT Corporation to launch robotic couriers in Seoul – Business & Economy

MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. Yandex and KT Corporation have entered into an agreement to launch autonomous robotic delivery in Seoul in 2022, a representative of the Russian company’s press service told TASS. “Yandex has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with KT Corporation, one of the leading South Korean telecommunications companies. The companies plan to start deliveries using Yandex’ autonomous robots in Seoul in 2022,” the company said. South Korea is the first East Asian market… Source link

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