SSG.com’s BaroQuick Orders Increase Sevenfold in One Year
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- SSG.com said daily orders for its BaroQuick service rose sevenfold last month compared with its first three months of operation.
- The service expanded its product range from about 6,000 to 18,000 items and plans to increase delivery hubs from 19 to 90.
Orders for SSG.com’s BaroQuick service have increased sevenfold in a year, the company said on the 8th. The service delivers products from E-Mart stores in about an hour.
The comparison uses average daily orders last month against the average during the service’s first three months, from September through November of last year. Average daily orders per store also nearly doubled over the same period.
The number of customers rose as well. Last month’s customer count was about five times higher than in the launch month, September last year. Repeat customers accounted for 51% of users, having placed another order within six months of a previous purchase.
SSG.com also expanded the service’s selection and delivery network. The number of products grew from about 6,000 at launch to 18,000, while delivery hubs are scheduled to increase from 19 to 90 this month.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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