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Alibaba logistics arm Cainiao rolls out half-day express delivery service in 8 major cities, as firm seeks to help stimulate consumption
- Cainiao Express service is now available in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dongguan, Foshan, Huizhou and Chengdu
- The half-day delivery service will soon expand to seven other Chinese cities
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Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group Holding, has rolled out its half-day express delivery service in eight major Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhen, as it ratchets up efforts to help stimulate domestic consumption amid the country’s gloomy economic outlook.
The new Cainiao Express service, part of initiatives unveiled by incoming Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai in June, was launched in collaboration with the group’s Tmall Supermarket and also covers Guangzhou, Dongguan, Foshan and Huizhou in southern Guangdong province and Chengdu in southwestern Sichuan province, according to a Cainiao statement released on Wednesday.
Cainiao Express will deliver before 9pm when a consumer places an order before noon, while an order made before midnight will be delivered before noon of the next day.
Cainiao said the service will soon expand to seven other cities, without elaborating. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
During its Global Smart Logistics Summit in June, Cainiao pledged to implement half-day, same-day and next-day door-to-door delivery across 300 Chinese cities.
With the express delivery service, Cainiao also promises to compensate consumers for any delivery delays or damage caused during shipment.
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