While Alibaba tends to grab much of the headlines, the second largest ecommerce company in China is also creating some waves and it seems that logistics is indeed an important part of the competition between the two. The differences between the two companies can be noted in each one’s approach to logistics. Alibaba has created…
With the aim of making forays into the global e-Commerce logistics market through joint marketing and realizing synergy. Pantos Logistics reported on April 15 that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese e-Commerce logistics company 4PX in an effort to expand its international e-Commerce logistics business. As a China-based logistics company wherein Singapore…
China’s e-commerce growth trajectory is often compared to India’s, based on one single factor: Internet penetration. As things stand, the current level of internet penetration in India is the same as China’s in 2007. And, in the next five years, the number of Indians with internet access is estimated to reach the level of China…
For 2015, we can expect continuing exciting omni-channel developments in Asia, embracing plentiful challenges and opportunities. With the Asia Pacific region now representing over 35% of the global B2C e-commerce market – valued at over USD 1.5 trillion – 2015 will present some significant challenges for logistics in Asia. The fastest growth in e-commerce is…
This is the final post in the “Retailers, Supply Chains and the Holiday Season” blog post series and it addresses one of the most difficult parts of the supply chain that retailers have to deal with each holiday season – returns. An article from the Wall Street Journal offers some interesting data surrounding returns: According…
Supply Chain Insights‘ founder Lora Cecere on the subtle topic of collaborative data sharing and processes. In the 1990s suppliers had channel power. The formula for success seemed foolproof. A new product was launched, the ads ran on national TV and “poof” a new brand was created. This all changed with the disintermediation of national…
Asia Supply Chain Insights by Mark Millar -Hot on the heels of the Alibaba multi-billion dollar IPO frenzy in New York, let’s explore how the exponential growth of e-commerce is stretching the capabilities of China’s logistics sector. Hot on the heels of the Alibaba multi-billion dollar IPO frenzy in New York, let’s explore how the…
E-commerce is expanding, worldwide. McKinsey has predicted that by 2020, 15% of e-commerce will be cross-border. Whereas today consumers still form only a small niche market for the global parcel-delivery companies, in 2020 as many as half of the deliveries worldwide will be for consumers. E-commerce is expanding, worldwide. McKinsey has predicted that by 2020,…
John Wagner accompanies his latest set of figures from the industry with some brief commentary and his opinions about the statistics Despite a global situation that feels like the world is on fire (Russia, Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Israel/Gaza, China/Japan, and an Ebola outbreak in Africa), the United States economy is amazingly invigorated and…
Docdata stellt Docdata Connect vor, eine clevere Fulfilmentlösung, mit der sich Produkte einfach in das Angebot von Online-Marktplätzen wie Amazon, Alibaba, Zalando, eBay und bol.com Plaza einstellen lassen. Durch Docdata Connect können Bestellungen, die über diese verschiedenen Marktplätze generiert werden, aus einem zentralen Lager abgewickelt werden. Docdata Connect wird zusammen mit Clics Toys gestartet, einem…
As factories move to China, middlemen are removed & what happens to the retailers? Vivek Sood uses Alibaba (Chinese ecommerce) as a case study to explore this further Now that all the factories have move to China (or some such places as Vietnam, Bangladesh, Taiwan), and all the customers have moved to the PC (or…
Die Neuwagenverkäufe werden über vielfältige Kanäle abgewickelt werden. Hierfür kommen das bestehende Händlernetz und neue Flagshipstores zum Einsatz, aber auch Online- und mobile Kanäle, indem das Verkaufspersonal zu den Kunden fährt, um die Fahrzeuge digital zu präsentieren. Im Jahr 2009 wurden weltweit nur vier Prozent aller Handelsumsätze online abgewickelt. Im Jahr 2011 erfolgten bereits etwa…
Article by Cathy Morrow Roberson from Transport Intelligence – Published on October 16th 2013 According to Beijing-based research company, iResearch, ecommerce transactions between China and other countries increased 32% to $375.8bn in 2012.Much of this trade was business-to-business and was exports to other countries with US the largest trade partner followed by Hong Kong, Southeast…
Competition continues to heat up as China’s two largest ecommerce companies, Alibaba and Jingdong (formerly known as 360Buy) go head-to-head in the logistics and last-mile delivery space. Last week Alibaba officially announced its plan to create a logistics network to connect all of China with a goal to provide same day delivery anywhere in the…
Article by Cathy Morrow Roberson from Transport Intelligence – Published on 12th January 2013 This article was originally produced at http://www.americaslogistics.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/fulfillment-and-logistics-are.html by Cathy Morrow Roberson China’s ecommerce market continues to skyrocket with estimates of 2012 B2C sales likely to top $107bn. However this growth has placed pressue on the logistics infrastructure resulting in…
e-Commerce Group, Alibaba, plans to build a network of warehouses across China and hopes to mobilise other partners to join in this effort to create an integrated logistics platform that will help elevate the quality of service to Chinese consumers and allow merchants to meet rapidly growing domestic consumption needs. In the medium-term, Alibaba and…
UPS to Serve as Preferred Logistics Provider. For New Online Wholesale Marketplace ATLANTA and HONG KONG, May 4, 2010 – UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has formed a strategic alliance with AliExpress (www.aliexpress.com), a new online wholesale marketplace launched by Alibaba.com (HKSE: 1688 HK), the world’s largest small business e-commerce company. AliExpress allows customers to…
UPS has formed a strategic alliance with AliExpress – a new online wholesale marketplace launched by Alibaba.com. AliExpress allows customers to tailor orders to the needs of their small businesses, offering smaller-quantity orders, instant online transactions and an escrow service to protect buyers and sellers. Through its alliance with UPS, AliExpress now offers users the…
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