SHANGHAI, Jan. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dada Group (Nasdaq:
DADA) ("Dada" or the "Company"), China's leading local on-demand delivery and
retail platform, is working with retailers and brands to provide
safe, contactless on-demand delivery service in Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Province, to combat with the latest COVID-19 outbreak. Recently,
thousands of Dada Now riders in Shijiazhuang worked flat out to ensure the
stable supply of daily necessities to residents. Their efforts were
reported by Chinese National TV, and other mainstream media across
the country.
According to National TV's coverage, in accordance with the
requirements of the local governments, Shijiazhuang's supermarkets suspended offline
operations and transferred to online business, which taking
online orders and providing contactless delivery, to ensure the
people's daily necessities while staying home. During the lockdown
period, riders of Dada Now, Dada Group's on-demand delivery
platform, were working to deliver daily necessities from
supermarkets to the residents. Peng
Sun is one of these Dada Now riders.
Since the latest
COVID-19 ourbreak in Shijiazhuang, Peng Sun took a second nucleic acid test
required by Dada Now platform. After receiving the healthy result
on the second day, he started to deliver daily necessities to
residents. As supermarket O2O business adopted by increasing number
of consumers, delivery orders grew exponentially. He worked
tirelessly to deliver products everyday: "I was on my way even at
late 10 p.m. I am proud of myself,
because I contribute to fight against COVID-19."
Dada Group is one of 51 necessities supply enterprises
guaranteed and recommended by Shijiazhuang government. JDDJ and Dada Now
have played a kay role in ensuring daily supply and safe delivery.
On January 11, JDDJ collaborated with
nearly 20 supermarket chains in Shijiazhuang, including Beiguo Supermarket,
Yonghui Supermarket, CR Vanguard and Olé, as well as local
pharmacies including Shiyao Pharmacy, Hebei Lerentang Pharmacy and Shineway Pharmacy, to
guarantee the daily supply of living products.
At the same time, Dada Now launched the emergency measures,
opened a green channel for delivery riders to appeal abnormal
situations, and extended the delivery time. The platform also
launched its contactless delivery service and riders' health code
authentication, while arranging secondary nucleic acid testing for
riders and providing them with disinfectant, masks and other
epidemic prevention equipment to ensure the safety of riders,
merchants and consumers. Besides, Dada Now also required riders to
wear masks and disinfection protection during the delivery through
the Dada Now's Rider Application and the Wechat groups.
In January, Dada Group announced that Dada Now and JDDJ would
stay open during Chinese New Year in February. And the two
platforms will maintain safety measures to ensure stable and quick
services.
About Dada Group
Dada Group is a leading platform of local on-demand retail and
delivery in China. It operates
JDDJ, one of China's largest local
on-demand retail platforms for retailers and brand owners, and Dada
Now, a leading local on-demand delivery platform open to merchants
and individual senders across various industries and product
categories. The Company's two platforms are inter-connected and
mutually beneficial. The Dada Now platform enables improved
delivery experience for participants on the JDDJ platform through
its readily accessible fulfillment solutions and strong on-demand
delivery infrastructure. Meanwhile, the vast volume of on-demand
delivery orders from the JDDJ platform increases order volume and
density for the Dada Now platform. In June
2020, Dada Group began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market,
under the ticker symbol "DADA."
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