Alibaba brings 5-day delivery on AliExpress to US via Cainiao in battle against Shein, Temu
- Customers who place an order from the US on AliExpress can now expect to receive their parcel in five days, Cainiao says
- Alibaba’s latest efforts come amid the rise of a new breed of online retailers with Chinese roots, led by Shein and PDD Holdings’ Temu
Alibaba Group Holding has expanded its “five-day delivery” service to the US, as the Chinese e-commerce giant faces intensified competition against Temu and Shein in the world’s largest economy.
Customers who place an order in the US on AliExpress, Alibaba’s international e-commerce platform, can now expect to receive their parcel in five days, delivered by Cainiao, the Alibaba logistics unit said on Tuesday.
Cainiao and AliExpress jointly launched their five-day global e-commerce delivery services last year. Coverage has since been expanded to cover Germany, France, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Mexico, in addition to the US. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
Cainiao launched its five-day global delivery service last year. Coverage has since been expanded to cover Germany, France, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Mexico. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
“We hope to make ‘Global Five-Day Delivery’ a global express shipping service for cross-border merchants, ” Ding Hongwei, vice-president at Cainiao, said in a statement.
