Islamabad: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has signed an agreement with the Pakistan Post for providing home delivery services on online orders, a news source quoted USC Managing Director (MD) Umar Lodhi as saying. The initiative’s pilot phase will launch from the capital.
In this regard, the corporation will shift its operations, including purchases, warehousing, sales and delivery services, to an online platform within a few months, said Lodhi. He further said that the USC will set up additional 1,000 stores in the country by July this year.
The USC home delivery operations will begin from next month, where the Pakistan Post will provide assistance with the required delivery services. The service will be offered in form of cash-on-delivery (COD). The agreement will also help the Pakistan Post increase its revenue.
For the said operational system, the USC will establish an Information Technology (IT) network, initially in major cities, and later in smaller towns, said Lodhi. He added that the total number of USC stores in the country will reach to 5,000 by the end of July, 2020.
The managing director said that while the corporation’s management is working to clear its debt and dues, PKR 6 billion has been cleared – out of the PKR 8 billion due in terms of payments yet to be made to suppliers. The corporation is keen to clear the remaining debt by October this year.
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