Meituan Wang Puzhong: In the future, it will realize that "where you can order takeaway, you can buy medicine 24 hours"

　　On June 2, Meituan BuyIng, together with pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies, jointly launched the "Little Yellow Lantern" people's livelihood service plan, which will support 24-hour pharmacies nationwide, especially in small and medium-sized cities. At the press conference, Wang Puzhong, senior vice president of Meituan and president of the Home Business Group, said that in the future, he hopes to make the drug purchase service more inclusive, and realize that "where you can order takeaway, you can buy drugs 24 hours a day."

　　The difficulty of buying drugs late at night has always been one of the problems that plague many consumers. However, due to labor, utilities, security costs, as well as uncertainty about nighttime passenger flow and income, it is not easy for offline pharmacies to operate 24 hours a day. According to incomplete statistics, there are only 5,000 24-hour pharmacies in the country, accounting for less than 1% of the total.

　　In order to help solve the pain points faced by pharmaceutical companies and better protect consumers' demand for drugs at night, in recent years, the national government and relevant competent departments have issued relevant policies to encourage pharmacies to provide 24-hour services and improve the supply capacity of night health services.

　　Wang Puzhong said: "The needs of society and the direction of policies are the direction of corporate social responsibility. The link between Meituan's 24-hour instant delivery network and offline pharmacies is an exploration to solve the contradiction of night medication services. ”

　　In 2020, Meituan served a total of 510 million users, covering 2,800 cities across the country and establishing more than 10,000 delivery sites. Ai and cloud computing services are added to make the distribution system more intelligent and can methodically output various life services for residents.

　　Backed by a mature 24-hour minute-level delivery network, the takeaway + drug purchase model is expected to penetrate the scope of services deeply into cities and counties at all levels across the country. Wang Puzhong said: "I hope that in the future, from first-tier cities to border towns, I can enjoy the 24-hour delivery of medicines to my home service on an equal footing, in a word, I hope that I can 'buy medicine 24 hours a day where I order takeaway'."

　　Wang Puzhong said that the "Little Yellow Lantern" people's livelihood service plan will have a positive effect on users, merchants, riders and other relevant parties.

　　For users, with the promotion of 24-hour pharmacy services to more small and medium-sized cities, people will be able to enjoy the 24-hour delivery of drugs to their homes in a universal manner, and Meituan will provide users with 24-hour free medication consultation and timely answers to user questions.

　　For merchants, the platform will provide traffic tilt for merchants who open 24-hour pharmacies, ensure the profits of merchants, and enable the sustainable and healthy development of the 24-hour pharmacy operation ecology. "We will help merchants light a 'little yellow light' both online and offline." Online is to say that 24-hour pharmacies will have exclusive logos on our APP, so that users can see at a glance; Offline, we assist pharmacies to light up their own yellow light boxes in front of physical stores, so that users can recognize which pharmacy has 24-hour service at a glance when walking on the street. This is also the origin of the name 'Little Yellow Lantern'. ”

　　For riders, in addition to providing exclusive delivery solutions for 24-hour pharmacies, the platform will also provide additional night subsidies for late-night orders, allowing riders to earn more income and be more willing to deliver nighttime orders.

　　In the future, Meituan will continue to make deeper breakthroughs in helping the development of the health industry through digital means, and continue to unite more industry ecological groups in a long-term manner to provide consumers and patients with timely, convenient and all-round health services.