1. Differences in regional distribution Domestic e-commerce logistics has developed to form a relatively comprehensive logistics network. Except for remote areas that take a long time, the logistics convenience in economically developed areas is already relatively high, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and other provinces and cities. However, cross-border e-commerce logistics involves different countries (regions).…
Amazon (AZ) has taken IT, logistics and retail to the extreme. The business model of “Amazon-style customer experience” is customer-centric, that is, it focuses on the three user experiences of low prices, rich products and convenient purchases. Amazon’s platform governance has always been strict, and it has cracked down on dishonest operations such as tax…
In the ecological structure of the cross-border logistics industry, e-commerce (source), transporters (flow), postal/distribution (remittance) are the basic layer, freight forwarders, dedicated lines, parcels and agents belong to the middle layer, the threshold for overseas warehouses is higher, and international express delivery belongs to the top. Mainstream overseas warehousing service providers with a global layout…
No platform has an absolute self-operated logistics system. Amazon’s process of integrating the supply chain into a comprehensive logistics provider is carried out in stages. High-quality third-party logistics service providers will become social logistics resources certified by Amazon SPN (Service Provider Network). Overseas purchase is Amazon’s first membership service in the world to provide unlimited…
Cross-border e-commerce logistics is an integration, upgrading and transformation of traditional international (inter-regional) logistics with the vigorous development of cross-border e-commerce. It has developed rapidly, and its main development directions are business networking, freight productization, service standardization, warehousing automation, process digitization, process visualization and delivery traceability. I. Development History of Cross-border E-commerce Logistics Industry From…
Cainiao Network (hereinafter referred to as Cainiao) is a logistics platform directly sponsored by Alibaba. It is a logistics technology company with big data as its core and the largest 4PL (fourth-party logistics) in China. It has five major business segments: end-to-end express delivery network, supply chain warehouse and distribution network, cross-border network for global…
eBay is more stable or slow, with a slightly flat growth and insignificant growth, but it is open, diverse and inclusive. The products of each commercial seller on eBay can be exported to 68 countries and regions on average. Chinese sellers mainly use five logistics methods, including postal parcels, international express, dedicated logistics, overseas warehouses,…
Everything in e-commerce is about speed, which puts overseas warehouses in a passive position – fast warehousing so that sales can be made as soon as possible; fast delivery so that customers can receive the goods and get the money back as soon as possible; if things go wrong, use the overseas free period to…
Alibaba (hereinafter referred to as Alibaba) is a company with a strong platform strategy, and global operation is one of its directions. Logistics, e-commerce retail, finance and cloud computing are listed as Alibaba’s four major “business infrastructures”, among which e-commerce business is still its main body, accounting for 80% of its revenue source, but its…
Warehouse relocation is an unconventional activity that may only occur every few years, but it is a very systematic and complex project. Due to changes in business scale, warehouses become congested or idle, and what follows is the relocation of warehouses or the opening of branch warehouses. Similar to the “dual-machine hot standby” mechanism in…