Grab rolls out pilot for self-pickup service in Singapore

Southeast Asian super app Grab is testing a new variant of its self-pickup feature that allows users to pre-order certain items and collect them from a common pick-up point.

Photo credit: Grab

The self-pickup service is currently available in Singapore’s Punggol area as part of a pilot project that will go on for a month. Users can order items from a catalog on the app that includes meals, cakes, and baked goods.

The new service does not require users to pay delivery charges, and the minimum order value is pegged at S$1 (US$0.74).

A screenshot of the GrabGroupBuy self-pickup feature / Photo credit: Grab

Grab launched its group order feature in September 2020. The service lets consumers save on additional delivery fees by combining several orders together.

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, which crumpled sectors such as transportation and travel, Grab’s delivery business has been its cash cow.

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The focus on Grab’s delivery business comes on the back of strong earnings from the unit, which contributed almost half of the company’s revenue for the financial year ended December 2020.

In its results for the third quarter of 2021, Grab saw its deliveries segment log a 58% year-over-year leap in revenue to hit US$49 million.

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Last November, Grab also partnered with Lazada to provide sellers on the latter’s platform with same-day delivery services in Singapore via GrabExpress.

Currency converted from Singapore dollar to US dollar: US$1 = S$1.36.