Red hot demand forces RedMart to suspend new orders, Specialty Stores marketplace
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Sharanya Pillai
Singapore
ONLINE grocer RedMart has freezed new orders up till Saturday, while also suspending its RedMart Specialty Stores (RSS) online marketplace from Thursday, amid a demand surge triggered by the Covid-19 outbreak.
In a statement announcing the two-day order suspension on Thursday, RedMart said: "To help us ensure that delivery slots remain available and consumers can receive their essentials in a timely manner, RedMart will be making some changes to our product assortment and we will be updating our system." Upcoming deliveries will still be fulfilled.
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