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Retail Asia05/02/2020

In order to enhance and further develop its cargo network, the new-age carrier Vietjet is pleased to announce that its subsidiary and cargo arm, Vietjet Cargo is opening a tender for a cargo General Sales Agent (GSA) in Kuala Lumpur and is inviting companies to bid for the first time in Malaysia on February 2020. […]

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Retail Asia20/01/2020

Tigers has opened a new omni-channel facility in Yennora, Sydney, Australia to meet rising demand in domestic and cross-border e-commerce for B2B, B2C fulfilment and retail scan pack. The omni-channel warehouse is fitted with Tigers’ Automated Transport Sortation System and SmartHub: Connect (SH:C) technologies that enable customers to manage orders and view their inventory remotely. […]

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Retail Asia15/01/2020

Kerry Logistics Network Limited was a proud winner at the Quamnet Outstanding Enterprise Awards (‘QOEA’) 2019 for the fifth consecutive year, clinching the Outstanding Global 3PL title for the third year running. Presented in Hong Kong last night by leading Hong Kong financial news platform Quamnet, the title secured Kerry Logistics’ reputation as a global […]

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Retail Asia27/12/2019

Tech-accessories brand Casetify has released a collaboration with international express service provider DHL to commemorate its 50th anniversary. The firms teamed up to introduce a special edition collection of tech accessories, debuting online and in pop-ups all over the world. Within a few weeks, the anniversary collection has amassed a virtual waitlist of more than […]

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Retail Asia10/12/2019

Kerry Logistics Network Limited has for the second consecutive year secured the Platinum Award, the highest honour of The Asset ESG Corporate Awards (the ‘Awards’, formerly known as The Asset Corporate Awards), as well as the Best Investor Relations Team Award for the first time. Kerry Logistics won the Platinum Award for its laudable efforts […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2019

DHL Express recently unveiled its Strategy 2025 putting digitalization, e-commerce and sustainability in focus as it aims to further expand sustainably. John Pearson, CEO DHL Express, made the announcement at the opening of DHL’s €123 million (US$135 million) state-of-the-art hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport saying the “many new technologies” at its Cologne hub shows the basis of our […]

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Retail Asia03/12/2019

Deutsche Post DHL Group’s StreetScooter electric vehicle unit will enter the U.S market next year as delivery firms and municipalities work to cut greenhouse gas emissions. DHL will debut StreetScooter’s zero-emission Work L delivery van in two urban U.S markets, one on each coast, starting in Spring 2020, the companies said They did not specify […]

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Retail Asia02/12/2019

M&G Real Estate, the real estate fund management arm of M&G Investments, has acquired a $131 million (155.5 billion Won) modern logistics center close to Seoul on behalf of its core Asian property strategy managed by Richard van den Berg. Located south of Seoul, Yongin Baegam Logistics Centre is in an established logistics cluster close to the […]

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Retail Asia27/11/2019

Amazon has launched a new service in Australia that allows customers to collect their parcels from hundreds of locations in shopping centres and on high streets in a bid to improve its delivery offer before the biggest online shopping days of the year. First launched in the US in 2011, Amazon Hub allows shoppers to […]

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Retail Asia21/11/2019

UPS announced a series of service enhancements that will benefit up to 1.4 million postal codes across 41 countries and territories in the Asia Pacific region, opening opportunities for businesses to develop more resilient supply chain strategies as they look within the region for growth. “Asia is an incredibly dynamic, evolving region, and trade in […]

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Retail Asia20/11/2019

Kerry Logistics Network Limited announced the acquisition of a majority interest in Turkey’s Asav Lojistik Hizmetleri Anonim Sirketi (‘ASAV’) to further the expansion of its global network and strengthen its international freight forwarding (‘IFF’) capabilities. Building upon ASAV’s competitive advantages of established operations and a diversified mix of domestic and international customers, the acquisition will […]

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Retail Asia19/11/2019

Alibaba has invested an additional RMB23.3 billion (US$3.3 billion) to increase its equity stake in Cainiao Smart Logistics Network from approximately 51 percent to about 63 percent. The investment was made by subscribing for newly issued Cainiao ordinary shares in its latest financing round and purchasing some equity interest from an existing Cainiao shareholder. Other […]

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Retail Asia18/11/2019

Kerry Logistics has won the titles of “Asia Pacific Logistics Service Provider of the Year” and “Asia Pacific Road Freight Service Provider of the Year” at the 2019 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards (the ‘Awards’), presented in Singapore. This marked the third consecutive year that Kerry Logistics has been honoured by the […]

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Retail Asia07/11/2019

Cebu Pacific intends to make the newly constructed Sangley Airport in Cavite the hub of its cargo aircraft fleet, an official of the budget carrier said Tuesday. “This will become the hub and base for our two turboprop freighters that we will have in our fleet,” Cebu Pacific vice president for Cargo Division and Cebgo […]

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Retail Asia29/10/2019

DHL Express will invest €131m in expanding its hub at Incheon International Airport to meet expected growth in online sales in the Asia Pacific region. The investment will see DHL expand its Incheon Gateway facility to a gross floor area of 58,700 sq m from the current 20,000 sq m – an increase of almost 200% – […]

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Retail Asia29/10/2019

International freight service provider DHL Global Forwarding has launched a delivery service to tap into growing shipments from Indonesia to other parts of Asia. The service, called Asiaconnect+, officially launched in Jakarta on Tuesday, enabling regional shipments from Indonesia to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, or vice versa, using multimodal services combining air and road freight, instead […]

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Retail Asia23/10/2019

GreyOrange, a global company that delivers an advanced software and Maximum Life robotics platform, leveraging AI and machine learning to orchestrate supply chains for companies worldwide, today announced the deployment of its 12,000 picks per hour Sorter. The new sorter is a first-of-its kind automated solution by GreyOrange for QuadX, Philippines. Established in 2015, QuadX […]

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Retail Asia23/10/2019

Tigers is building a new mega-hub facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as global customer demand and the e-commerce sector continue to grow. The multi-million-Euro mega-hub is currently under construction and is scheduled to be officially opened in April 2020, providing another flagship location for Tigers in Europe. “Rotterdam is the biggest port in Europe and […]

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Retail Asia09/10/2019

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Ride-hailing giant Grab has followed Russian delivery firm Dostavista and local ride-hailing app Be to invest in express delivery services. The Singapore-based ride-hailing firm announced last week that it plans to invest $500 million in Vietnam over the next five years to expand its transport, food and payment networks. The money will also go towards developing […]

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Retail Asia03/10/2019

Rakuten has partnered with Seiyu to launch Japan’s first autonomous delivery robots service with JD in Umikaze Park. Using the Rakuten Drone app, Umikaze Park visitors can place their orders from the Seiyu Livin Yokosuka Store and receive the products delivered by the Rakuten UGV (unmanned ground vehicle). “JD develops unmanned technologies to provide customers […]

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