GS Retail Plants 48,000 Trees Through Eco-Friendly Walking Delivery Service 'Uchin'

Uchin is posing in front of GS25 holding a delivery bag and a tree.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] GS Retail’s eco-friendly walking delivery platform ‘Our Neighborhood Delivery Uchin (hereafter Uchin-Delivery)’ has celebrated its 2nd anniversary since launch. It is being recognized for contributing to environmental sustainability by reducing carbon dioxide emissions through walking deliveries.

According to GS Retail on the 29th, ‘Uchin-Delivery’ is a delivery service brokerage platform where ordinary delivery persons called Uchin accept delivery orders via a mobile application (app) and deliver daily necessities, groceries, cosmetics, and prepared foods on foot.

It aims to provide a local-based eco-friendly walking delivery service, allowing anyone regardless of age or gender to easily participate as Uchin, while realizing environmental values by reducing carbon dioxide emissions produced by delivery motorcycles.

In fact, analysis of the ‘Uchin-Delivery’ data over the past two years shows that Uchin (ordinary delivery persons) have walked approximately 3.6 million kilometers, equivalent to 90 laps around the Earth. This corresponds to a reduction of about 522 tons of carbon dioxide emissions from motorcycles, which is comparable to planting 48,000 trees.

So far, the number of Uchin subscribers has exceeded 80,000. The gender ratio is 63.1% male and 36.9% female, and the age distribution is 12.5% in their 20s, 34.7% in their 30s, 36.4% in their 40s, and 16.4% aged 50 and above. Additionally, the Uchin who has completed the most deliveries is a man in his 50s, having performed approximately 12,000 delivery tasks to date.

The busiest delivery times are mainly during the lunch order peak from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (20.2%), and grocery shopping times for dinner preparation from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (17.0%) and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (19.8%).

Goh Ranghoon, head of GS Retail’s Uchin BIZ division, said, “We are continuously pursuing delivery partnerships with external companies so that more Uchins can perform eco-friendly delivery orders.” He added, “In line with our slogan ‘The joy of earning money while taking a walk,’ we plan to create the number one delivery platform where anyone can easily perform deliveries at their preferred time, practicing eco-friendliness in daily life while generating income.”

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