Business booming for smaller online grocers as virus drives demand
Surge in demand has been so overwhelming that some have had to stop accepting orders for the time being
Singapore
GIVEN the difficulty that shoppers have had with booking delivery slots from big supermarket chains such as FairPrice and Giant, smaller online grocery providers are picking up the slack.
A check with eight of these lesser-known grocery delivery platforms found that business has boomed in recent weeks, as shoppers searched for alternative options to stock up on their daily essentials.
People have turned to online grocery shopping as they have to remain at home to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Freelance writer Janet Fu, 39, started Googling for other grocery delivery platforms after failing to get a slot at FairPrice Online for three weeks. "I hadn't heard of these other places before b…
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