MerryMart Consumer Corp. (MM), the retail chain of Edgar “Injap” Sia II, has activated its smart lockers in Iloilo City, where customers can pick up and drop off packages at their convenience.
City Mayor Jerry Treñas and MerryMart Chief Business Development Officer Ditas Taleon led the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the MerryMart Diversion store in Mandurriao district on Dec. 22.
“We are happy to share with you a couple of firsts for MerryMart that are launching here…right here in Iloilo City…ang aton nga pinalangga nga ciudad,” said Taleon.
“We are introducing the MBOX Smart Lockers which is the first of its kind in Iloilo City and in the Visayas. And also, this is the MBOX Community Hub which is the first of its kind in our country,” she added.
MBOX Smart Lockers are self-service lockers that are accessible 24/7.
Packages are delivered and placed inside the smart lockers by couriers, hence eliminating the need for face-to-face contact.
As soon as a package arrives, it is UV light disinfected, and the locker sends an SMS text alert with a pick-up code to the recipient.
In his keynote message, Treñas said the smart lockers, which are also available at Ferry Terminal, CityMall-Parola and soon at the City Hall, “will truly be advantageous” for all Ilonggos since online shopping has become very popular during this time of pandemic.
“This innovative system also aligned to our dreams of making Iloilo a smart city. And we hope to see more innovations such as this in our community,” he added.
MerryMary also launched its MBOX Community Hub, the first of its kind in the Visayas.
The hub will eventually house an ATM next to the MBOX locker so people of the community can withdraw cash and pick-up packages in one convenient stop, 24/7.
Also, MerryMart Diversion customers can call in their orders at 0917-142-1111, then pay and pick-up at the MBOX smart locker.
MBOX accepts QR payments from most e-wallets (like GCASH, PayMaya, GrabPay and ShopeePay) and banks (through InstaPay).IMT
