LINE To Bring Online Grocery Service To Thailand

By PYMNTS

 

     

Japanese chat app operator Line is set to launch an online grocery service in Thailand by the end of the year

 

The service — Line Man Grocery — will allow customers to have food and other items delivered, said Phichet Rerkpreecha, the CEO of Line Thailand. In addition, the company is launching Line Shopping, a platform that connects buyers and sellers via chat.

 

The move comes as the company is aiming to expand its on-demand services in the country, taking on ride-hailing leaders Grab and Go-Jek. Line already has an app that delivers goods from convenience stores and other vendors, and this newest offering will allow it to compete against supermarkets and other brick-and-mortar retailers.

 

Line currently has 187 monthly active users, with 44 million in Thailand, which is around 60 percent of the population, according to the Nekkei Asian Review. The company has also introduced a taxi hailing and meal delivery service in Bangkok and three surrounding provinces, with plans to expand into other major cities such as Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai by next year.

 

Full story: https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2019/japan-line-online-grocery-thailand/

 

-- PYMNTS 2019-07-29

 

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Line currently has 187 monthly active users, 

Seriously, does anyone proof read here? 

45 minutes ago, dcnx said:

Seriously, does anyone proof read here? 

Careful, any criticism of the poo yais here at TV will get you a huffy notice of breaking the rules, and possible detention!  Lots of super fragile egos here in the moderators room.  ????

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Line currently has 187 monthly active users

I’m surprised they have that many. 

I get my food delivered by Tesco and Tops weekly.  Why is this news?

3 hours ago, dcnx said:

Seriously, does anyone proof read here? 

It's against the rules isn't it?

3 hours ago, dcnx said:

Seriously, does anyone proof read here? 

What more proof do you need!