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Delivery applications in Chile that you should know

POR Hispanic Entrepreneurs May 24, 2021
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The growth of e-commerce has also boosted other industries; In this case, we are talking about the services that bring the merchandise to your door. Hispanic Entrepreneurs presents you the delivery applications in Chile that you should know. Maybe you are a client of one of them, but here we show you other alternatives.

What do Chileans ask for delivery?

Delivery companies in Chile are already over a decade old. Orders Now, which is the pioneer, began in 2010. At this time food dispatches have been the most common, but like any other sector it has evolved to reach other areas.

The last year, above all, has been decisive for the delivery applications expand your services. They continue to work with restaurants and bring prepared food to their customers. However, now orders to supermarkets and service stations have increased exponentially.

Chilean consumer trends include fresh produce in supermarkets; medicines and essential products to pharmacies; bread, fast food, among others. Other items have been added to these over the last year such as toys, clothing or electronic items.

The most requested products vary from one application to another, depending on the services they offer, allied businesses, among other factors. But if there is something they all have in common, it is that demand has grown, thus boosting the sector.

Small and medium-sized business partners

Delivery apps arise from the consumer's need to buy from the comfort of their home. If they can order a product online and receive it in a few hours, without having to go out, they will.

In times of pandemic, it became the solution to obtain basic necessities. And now that new alternatives have emerged and people are more used to the service they continue to use it frequently.

But consumers are not the only beneficiaries, so is small and large businesses. According to América Retail, the first of the pandemic in 2020, orders to small and medium-sized companies increased between 160% and 200%.

There is no doubt that the use of delivery applications It has given numerous companies the opportunity to keep their doors open in the midst of the crisis.

In themselves they have become a business opportunity. This is demonstrated by those who have dared to create a delivery app in the last year.

Delivery applications in Chile that you should know

If you are a user of these applications, then we present several alternatives that you can evaluate. On the other hand, if you are a business owner, you are also interested in knowing them and registering your business to offer this alternative to consumers and get more sales.

Order Now

We started with this company that we mentioned a few paragraphs ago. Although it is Uruguayan, it began operating in Chile in 2010 and, after the withdrawal of the Spanish company Glovo, absorbed its services and clientele. Thus it became a market leader.

The main service it offers is the delivery of food at home, an area in which they are leaders in the country. But to the restaurants they have added other categories such as pharmacies, pets, markets, flowers, coffee, personal care and beauty, among others.

Rappi

It is another of the delivery platforms Chile Most popular, she is Colombian and arrived in the country in 2018. She works with restaurants, pharmacies, stores, supermarkets, among others. They promise quality service and fast delivery.

On their website they ensure that orders to supermarkets are delivered in 1 hour. Regarding orders to restaurants, delivery is estimated in 35 minutes and the food delivery service operates 24 hours a day. You can pay with cash or credit card.

Fair-Poor

This is a Chilean platform that was born in 2019. The pandemic represented a challenge when facing large companies in the industry and at the same time an opportunity that allowed them to grow and expand to other countries.

It works with stores and restaurants, one of its advantages is that it has the lowest rate for the latter.

Lala

Another new delivery applications in Chile, this was born in 2020 in the midst of the covid-19 crisis. The categories they work with include restaurants, clothing stores, tech, drugstores, auto parts, beauty and cosmetics, pets, and more.

They also offer point-to-point shipping service.

Jumbo Now

This service was developed by Cencosud. The application was launched with shoppers who cannot go to the supermarket in mind. When ordering through the app, they would be receiving the merchandise after 45 and 90 minutes.

Cornershop

It is a Chilean company and it has spread to seven other countries. Uber acquired it in 2020.

It is very practical for consumers who do not have time to do their shopping. They enter the application, select the products they need and add them to the shopping cart. Then a personal shopper makes the purchase and takes it to the customer.

Among its allies there are supermarkets, hardware stores, pharmacies, pet stores, among other businesses.

Delivery applications in Chile have a prominent presence. They arose to solve a need of consumers who now shop more online. In addition, they are a business opportunity that challenges those interested to find a way to offer a better service than the rest of the companies.

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