Tag: delivery
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Daraz Group to reduce 11% workforce in response to challenging market conditions
Daraz Group, an e-commerce subsidiary of Alibaba Group, will be reducing its workforce by 11 per cent in response to the challenging market conditions. The CEO, Bjarke Mikkelsen, noted the adverse impact of a war in Europe, significant supply chain disruptions, rising inflation, heightened taxes, and the elimination of crucial government subsidies on the company’s…
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Suzuki Swift GLX now costs more than Rs4.1 million after recent price hike of Rs355,000
As expected, Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) has announced a price hike for all cars after Toyota Indus Motor Company (IMC) and Honda Atlas Cars Limited (HACL). The revised retail sale prices will come into effect from January 25, 2023, according to PSMC. Here are the new prices: Model Old Price (Rs) New Price (Rs)…
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McDonald’s opens first ‘mostly automated’ outlet and foodies are ‘not lovin’ it’
The renowned fast food business McDonald’s has opened an automated outlet in Texas, which is a first of its kind. The restaurant allows customers to order food without requiring a kiosk or a smartphone app.
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Baby’s head cut in womb in Tharparkar
A 32-year-old Hindu woman from a village in Chhachhro, Tharparkar, delivered a dead breech baby girl at a charity hospital on June 16. Breech delivery is when a baby’s bottom comes out first during the delivery. In Chhachhro the hospital staff tried to deliver the breech baby’s head for half an hour but failed. After…
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Honda Atlas announces price hike instead of fixing delivery issues
Honda Atlas, like its counterpart Indus Motor Company, announced a price hike for the second time in less than two months, increasing ex-factory prices up to Rs170,000, claiming rupee devaluation as the cause for transferring the burden to the consumers. The ‘latest generation’ of Honda city in Pakistan is now priced at Rs3,264,000 after getting a hike…
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Online delivery services and the nightmares they deal with
“The smartphone has transformed online shopping in Pakistan and the COVID-19 lockdown has accelerated it,” says Jarrar Shah of 24seven, an online grocery store based in Lahore. Shah’s words ring true because the past couple of weeks have witnessed a great shift in the way the world functions. As cases of coronavirus rose in Pakistan,…
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Washington DC market uses robots to deliver groceries during coronavirus pandemic
A small market in Washington DC is turning to technology to deliver essential supplies during the coronavirus pandemic in one Northwest neighborhood. Broad Branch Market in Chevy Chase is using robots to deliver the groceries. The store began using the robots about two weeks ago and makes 10-15 deliveries a day within a limited area…