Technology shipper stops all operations in Hanoi

Tram Ho

Last night, July 27, Grab Vietnam officially announced the shutdown of GrabExpress and GrabMart services in Hanoi from 10pm on the same day. As such, Grab has shut down all of its services since Hanoi announced the city-wide lockdown.

Previously, from 6 a.m. on July 24, Grab temporarily stopped providing connecting services via Grab application, including transportation services (GrabBike, GrabCar, GrabTaxi), food delivery services (GrabFood) according to regulations. determined. This application maintains freight forwarding services (GrabExpress), supermarkets, and grocery shopping (GrabMart) in the city because there are no specific instructions.

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Grab Vietnam announced to shut down GrabExpress and GrabMart services in Hanoi.

In a notice to shut down the entire service, Grab said: “The temporary shutdown of GrabExpress and GrabMart services in Hanoi at this time may cause some inconvenience to users and partners, but in the spirit of compliance and In efforts to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic, we hope to receive the sympathy and understanding of users and partners in Hanoi,” said Grab’s announcement.

The temporary shutdown of Grab’s goods delivery and shopping applications is to wait for more specific instructions from the authorities.

Before Grab, apps like be and Gojek also stopped providing services in Hanoi.

When Hanoi implemented a city-wide distance, information about restricting shippers’ activities caused mixed opinions.

Many people believe that in the context of the epidemic restricting travel, shippers are a resource that can maintain the supply of essential goods for people. However, the authorities confirmed that the city only banned the shipper team of technology applications because this force is currently not managed by anyone. For the delivery staff of postal enterprises and the forwarding force of supermarkets, there are management and responsible agencies, so they are not banned and are still allowed to operate.

After the decision to suspend the operation of the city’s technology shippers, Grab Vietnam has made a proposal for technology shippers to operate in order to transport food and food, helping people to access essentials without any restrictions. have to leave the house and gather in crowds when shopping.

To ensure epidemic prevention, the Hanoi People’s Committee has directed the Department of Industry and Trade and the Department of Transport to soon issue codes to shippers of supermarkets and e-commerce platforms participating in transportation in the area.

The two Hanoi Departments of Industry and Trade and Transport have issued codes for freight drivers. On July 27, about 700 drivers were issued and transported eligible for transportation. Most of these are employees of supermarkets and distribution units.

A source of ICTnews said that delivery and delivery units via the application also send a list and are waiting for permission from the authorities for drivers to register for delivery.

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Source : Genk