Pinduoduo’s online grocery arm to launch delivery pickup service

Duoduo Maicai, the online grocery vertical of China-based ecommerce giant Pinduoduo, may launch a delivery pickup service similar to Alibaba’s Cainiao Yizhan, Technode reported.

Duoduo has reportedly partnered with China’s top courier service providers – China Post, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express. The firm is paying delivery merchants up to US$471 in subsidies to join the new platform.

Launched in August 2020,  Duoduo Maicai lets customers place an order before 11 p.m. and pick up their groceries after 4 p.m. on the following day. The aggregated daily orders are provided via regional warehouses and sent to different pickup locations.

Pinduoduo reported a net profit of US$256.7 million in the third quarter of 2021, compared with a net loss of US$122.8 million during the same period a year ago.

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