Local online grocery shopping platform Pushkart.ph is expanding its services to more cities outside Metro Manila within the third quarter, according to President and CEO Mike Lim.
The homegrown startup developed by a group of young Filipino millennials will soon operate in Cavite and Pampanga through a partnership with Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (Metro Supermarket).
NASDAQ-listed Southeast Asian loyalty and analytics platform Society Pass, Inc. (SoPa) acquired Pushkart.ph and “We aim to offer a more personalized online shopping experience and boost the retail value chain in the country by maximizing SoPa’s technology," according to Lim.
"With its support, we plan to expand to more key cities in Visayas and Mindanao, and eventually in other parts of Southeast Asia,” he added.
Currently, Pushkart.ph is present in all the cities in Metro Manila as well as in some parts of Rizal like Cainta, Lower Antipolo, and Taytay where it has partnerships with supermarket chains Fisher Retail Inc. (Fisher Supermarket) and Metro Supermarket.
In Laguna, it has a tie-up with RSVP Shoppers Mart (Reysal Supermarket.)
These strategic partnerships allow Pushkart.ph shoppers to have access to the priority lane when checking out, which effectively cuts their time inside supermarkets.
To simplify transactions, Pushkart.ph has also tapped payment gateway Paymongo to allow hassle-free acceptance of online payments from customers using credit and debit cards, Gcash, Grabpay, and Paymaya as well as payments paid via coins.ph.
Pushkart.ph was first introduced in 2017 to ensure quick delivery of groceries right at every Filipino's doorstep.
It is available on both iOS and Android. Users can also access its services through Pushkart.ph’s website.
Right now, Pushkart.ph is holding a month-long Super Sale so customers can have the convenience of online food and grocery shopping for a relatively cheaper price.
From June 27 to July 31, customers can get up to 10 percent off on groceries in Metro Supermarket and Fisher Supermarket.
Another 20 percent cut on the original prices of goods from Pushkart.ph’s Specialty Stores and food merchants also await patrons.
Laguna customers also get special and free food and grocery items for orders made online on July 15.
On top of all these discounts, orders will be delivered for free during the promo period.
Despite the increasing fuel prices nationwide, Pushkart.ph does not charge shoppers additional payments such as convenience fees.
Customers pay a flat rate of P100 anywhere within Metro Manila and Cabuyao, Sta. Rosa, and Binan, Laguna for groceries, and a flat rate of P60 for Pushkart.ph merchants.
“Aside from giving away discounts, we want to ride on our growth momentum through this Super Sale by driving more users to our website and mobile app," says Lim.
"The Super Sale is timely because we want to offer our customers reprieve to the increasing prices of goods by providing them great deals."
Pushkart.ph users have to register for an account, select their favorite merchant, add food or grocery items to their cart, schedule delivery, and pay.
They can either have their purchases delivered on the same day they order or on a scheduled date.