Sayurbox shuts down two warehouses in Greater Jakarta

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E-grocery firm Sayurbox has permanently closed two warehouse hubs in the Greater Jakarta areas of Cibubur and Karawaci.

“The closing of these two hubs is a strategic decision to adapt to the [current] situation,” Lady Meiske, Sayurbox’s vice president of people and corporate support, told Tech in Asia in a statement.

The firm assures that operational needs of the areas affected – including Sayurkilat, its on-demand offering – will be covered by its other warehouses scattered around the province. It is unclear how many remaining hubs the firm runs.

It last raised a US$120 million series C funding round co-led by Northstar Group and AlphaJWC in March 2022.

In July of the same year, Sayurbox shuttered its brick-and-mortar shop in North Jakarta, opting to focus on more profitable revenue streams instead.

At the end of 2022, the company announced the closure of its consumer-facing e-grocery services in Bali. However, its B2B operations are still running in the province. Around the same time, the startup laid off 5% of its workforce.

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A version of this article was originally published by Mujahid Fidinillah on Tech in Asia Indonesia.