Gyeonggi Province Public Delivery App 'Delivery Express' Launches Service on December 1

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province's public delivery app 'Delivery Express,' designed to normalize the monopolistic delivery app market and benefit both small business owners and consumers, has finally launched its service.

Gyeonggi Province Co., Ltd. announced that it has begun service with 'Delivery Express,' which was prepared over eight months, in three pilot regions—Hwaseong, Osan, and Paju—as of December 1.

'Delivery Express' is an application developed and operated by Gyeonggi Province Co., Ltd. through public-private partnerships to promote fair competition in the delivery app market and serves as a key pillar of Gyeonggi Province's digital New Deal project.

The app is expected to serve as an excellent alternative for small business owners struggling with high commissions from certain private delivery apps, offering a much lower 1% intermediation fee.

So far, approximately 4,800 affiliated stores have been registered across all three pilot regions, demonstrating a strong response from small business owners to the public delivery app (as of November 30).

Notably, Gyeonggi Province's local currency, which could previously only be used offline, is now being offered online through 'Delivery Express' for the first time, providing maximum convenience and benefits to consumers.

Currently, a 10% advance discount is provided upon local currency charging, and an additional 5% discount coupon for use in the next purchase is issued when payment is made with local currency.

Thus, 'Delivery Express' customers using local currency can receive up to 15% in discount benefits.

Participants in the 'Service Launch Notification Pre-Registration Event' held from November 17 to 30 will receive a 5,000 won service launch notification coupon and a 10,000 won coupon for first orders within one week.

Additionally, the company plans to provide diverse purchasing options to consumers through a first-come-first-served 'Special Products 100 Won Deal' event where regional specialty products can be purchased for 100 won, and a 'Nearby Neighborhood Restaurants' event where customers can purchase food items from restaurants in other regions within the province via parcel delivery.

Furthermore, the company will conduct a partnership event through NHN Payco on 'Delivery Express' where 1,000 won is accumulated for every order of 10,000 won or more.

Gyeonggi Province Co., Ltd. plans to expand the service area to 27 cities and counties including Yongin and Gwangju by the second half of next year, starting with the three pilot regions this year.
Moreover, the company is planning to form a national-level public delivery app consultative body with related organizations such as ㈜Honeybiz and ㈜Meokkkaebi by early next year to jointly respond to monopolistic practices.

Lee Seok-hoon, CEO of Gyeonggi Province Co., Ltd., said, "'Delivery Express,' which we have prepared for a long time for both small business owners and consumers, is making its debut with solid benefits," and added, "We have prepared benefits and services that can compete equally with private delivery apps, so we ask for your attention."

'Delivery Express' can be downloaded and installed from Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kgcbrand.com.kgcdelivery_android) or the App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1530874203).