It is traveling far from home to expand its business. The company just opened its first parcel distribution center in Brazil, which is in addition to its regional network of sorting centers.
A combination of a cooling economy and aggressive rivals have hurt the business of e- commerce in China. For the first time, the firm didn't reveal the sales tally for its annual "Singles Day" shopping festival, which used to come with a Super Bowl-like Gala featuring pop idols and Jack Ma himself.
Chinese goods are delivered to consumers around the world through AliExpress. It wants to turn local retailers into its clients in some countries. The express delivery service in Brazil began earlier this year.
The new facility in Brazil is expected to increase the number of people in the country. The plan is to open nine more distribution centers in seven states over the next three years.
In China, smart lockers allow customers to pick up their purchases. It reduces human contact and saves couriers from running up and down buildings to deliver. In Brazil, Cainiao wants to use the infrastructure for food delivery in the future. The retail franchise Piticas is a smart locker client.
Consumers can get their parcels in a few days. Vinicius Rossetti, CEO of Piticas said, "We look forward to cooperating with Cainiao to utilize its smart lockers, which gives our customers more options for pick up, as well as imports from China to Brazil, furthering increasing the efficiency of our supply chain."
Coffee, nuts, and propolis are goods that Brazilian merchants want to export to China. There are currently eight weekly charter flights between China and Brazil, and the company plans to add more.
The number of overseas sorting centers was increased to ten by the opening of a center in Israel. There are more than 7,700 smart lockers in Europe. In the three month period ended June, the logistics unit accounted for 5.6% of the company's revenues.
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