Sectors focus on same-day delivery

Same-day delivery has become the latest battleground for both competitive e-commerce and express delivery sectors.

- SUCHIT LEESA-NGUANSUK

Same-day delivery has become the latest battleground in both competitive e-commerce and express delivery industries.

KEX Express (Thailand) Plc, an express parcel delivery firm, recently introduced a same-day delivery service.

Meanwhile, the Logistech Association Thailand is urging regulators to tell e-commerce platforms to allow sellers to have their own options for delivery providers.

KEX's same-day service covers Bangkok and surrounding provinces, including Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Sakhon and Samut Prakan.

The service includes the urgent delivery of snacks, fruit and important documents.

The service also meets the needs of e-commerce businesses, such as sellers of gadgets or electronic devices whose customers often require immediate use of the products, as well as small businesses looking to differentiate themselves and better cater to the demands of modern consumers.

Stephen Bao, chief operating officer of KEX Express (Thailand), told the Bangkok Post the same-day service is not meant to compete with any specific player.