Local food-delivery services struggle as virus lifts demand
China DailyShoppers wearing protective masks walk through the Historic Downtown Farmers Market during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Los Angeles, California, US, April 5, 2020. "In the last few weeks, the company has seen order volume grow by more than 150 percent year-over-year, with average customer basket size also increasing by 15 percent," the company said in a statement. "Based on the current surge in demand, customers can expect to see delivery availability vary across stores during the busiest request windows," it added. The company said Thursday that it will supply its full-service employees free health and safety kits containing reusable cloth face masks, hand sanitizer and thermometers beginning this week. A spokeswoman for Walmart, the world's largest retailer, told China Daily that the US multinational company is "seeing an increase in the number of orders coming in for our pickup and delivery services along with customers in our stores".
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