Udaan starts supplying to pharmacies in 6 cities

30 Sep 2022 , 09:17 AM

Udaan, a B2B e-commerce company sponsored by Lightspeed Venture Partners, announced on Thursday that it has begun delivering supplies to pharmacies four times per day across six cities and expects to expand the service to other locations within six to eight months.

Following a test run and gathering detailed feedback from pharmacies in a few locations, which called for improved delivery capabilities, the 4X4 delivery service was launched.

Orders increased by 45% during the experimental phase in the chosen cities, according to the company.

“Udaan will transport medications to pharmacies every four hours as part of the new service offering, with four delivery slot options per day for orders placed across six cities: Kolkata, Jaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and Pune. In the following six to eight months, Udaan intends to expand the “4X4 delivery service” to more cities and towns” The business declared in a statement.

Over 3 million retailers, pharmacies, Kirana shops, HoReCa, farmers, and 25—30,000 vendors make up the Udaan network, which spans more than 1,200 cities and more than 12,000 pin codes.

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