Paxel Soon to Expand Instant Delivery Service and Expansion to Sumatra

The soaring logistics demand during the pandemic prompted Paxel to innovate by releasing two new services and expanding its presence to Sumatra in the near future. The city of Medan will be the first stop that the company will enter at the beginning of next month.

In an official statement, Co-Founder of Paxel Zaldy Ilham Masita said, expansion to Sumatra in order to answer customer requests. Moreover, there, the economic growth of MSMEs has increased by up to 60% since the end of last year. It is estimated that next month, which coincides with the month of Ramadan, the volume of shipments will increase at least 30% compared to last year.

“The habit of exchanging goods, especially hampers and food as a substitute for face-to-face gatherings will be more common and often done in the fasting month of this year's pandemic. Of course we want there to be more MSMEs in Indonesia who can earn more income by shipping same days and post flat Affordable Paxel," said Zaldi, Tuesday (30/3).

Regarding new service innovations, he continued, the company is now expanding to services cold chain last mile and instant delivery. Since late last year, Paxel has started trial delivery same days for ice cream, thanks to cooperation with ice cream manufacturers. Service cold chains The company is now ready to increase its delivery range to Jakarta, South Tangerang, and Bekasi.

Previous similar service also released by Crewdible, which presents warehousing options coldstorage with special facilities such as chest freezers, chillers, to cold storage rooms. Demand from SMEs, especially in the F&B sector, encourages logistics players to provide alternatives warehousing appropriate, so the delivery process will be relatively faster.

Meanwhile, the instant delivery service will be released in the near future. In other words, Paxel will compete directly with Grab and Gojek. Zaldy said, this service is believed not only to complement other Paxel services, but also to make Paxel an adaptive and solution ecosystem for MSME actors in Indonesia.

Fast delivery services do continue to gain traction. Referring to the report The 2nd Series Industry Roundtable: Logistics Industry Perspective which was released by MarkPlus Inc in October 2020, the frequency of courier services increased rapidly during the pandemic. This increase was triggered by a number of key factors, including online shopping activities, prices, and delivery times.

In addition, service same-day delivery It is expected that usage will increase more rapidly after the pandemic (67,2%) compared to regular delivery services (78,7%) although the portion is still larger. This research was followed by 122 respondents from the Greater Jakarta area (59,8%) and non-Jabodetabek (40,2%).

[Also read: Same Day Delivery Trend Predicted to Increase, Logistics Service Competition Is Getting Tighter]

Over the past year, Paxel has opened new coverage in six cities in the Java area, namely Cikarang, Cirebon, Jember, Kediri, Madiun, and Sidoarjo. As for Q1 2021, it is claimed that the increase in the number of active MSME users in the new reach jumped by 40%-50% per month, there were more than 1,7 million users who sent around 4,1 million packages. same-day delivery.

“At the beginning of this year, the volume of shipments also increased by 86%. This is an indication of the economic revival of MSMEs, which at the same time encourages us to immediately provide equal opportunities for MSME actors in Sumatra.”

Through Same Day Delivery, PaxelMarket, and services PaxelBig For packages weighing up to 20 Kg, Paxel has helped accelerate the circulation of money for many MSME players in Java, Bali and Makassar.