Tech giants in SE Asia gear up to grab a slice of online grocery delivery pie

Tech giants in SE Asia gear up to grab a slice of online grocery delivery pie

A foodpanda fulfilment centre in Singapore. Source: foodpanda.

It’s been a new experience for Azhar bin Khairudin, sprinting around packing bags of vegetables and bottles of alcohol in less than four minutes before a delivery rider comes and picks them up. But the 38-year-old, who usually works with three others on each shift, says he enjoys the adrenaline. “It’s quite stressful [but] we create fun vibes [here].”

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