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1. Cross border e-commerce from China is a small portion (~10%) of total e-commerce. So most of the commerce is still internal to China. 2. Who do you think di
by npalli 11y ago
1. Cross border e-commerce from China is a small portion (~10%) of total e-commerce. So most of the commerce is still internal to China.
2. Who do you think directs the logistics and distribution of products. Alibaba has large stakes in logistics providers and directs the operations (Cainiao). There is no UPS/USPS type provider but a bunch of smaller ones who have to be managed by Alibaba. So while they are ramping up actual ownership of fulfillment centers, they are not like eBay where the seller just creates a shipping label drops it off at the UPS office and it shows up at the buyers door without eBay's involvement.
- westiseast 11y agoI run a taobao store - the fulfillment companies received lots of funding from Alibaba to startup in the early days, and obviously there is cooperation for example in integration of tracking systems and fraud prevention, but it's wrong to say they are managed by Alibaba. They are independent delivery companies and people use them for any and all kinds of express deliveries.
- SimpleMinds 11y agoDidn't know about Cainiao, thanks! Ad.2 Accodring to [0], thought, Cainiao is only a middleman that connects sellers with delivery companies and/or warehouses. It's a stretch to say that sellers are managed by Cainiao, I believe [0] http://www.alizila.com/inside-cainiaos-modern-fulfillment-center/ http://www.alizila.com/inside-cainiaos-modern-fulfillment-ce...