CHINA. Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, Alibaba’s logistics arm, is launching direct cargo flights between Singapore and Hainan to bolster the supply of beauty products and luxury goods for the island’s booming offshore duty free industry.
The news, first reported by Bloomberg and subsequently confirmed with Cainiao by The Moodie Davitt Report today (look out for our follow-up coverage next week), is an important boost for the business in Hainan amid soaring demand and rising pressure on the supply chain.
Bloomberg reported that Cainiao plans to run seven return flights a week between Singapore and Hainan.
In a speech to the French Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Hong Kong’s Luxury Symposium this week, The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie noted that China was stepping up its efforts on all fronts to maximise domestic consumption and repatriate overseas spending by Chinese travelling shoppers.
“Beijing’s priority, fundamental to the ‘dual cycle’ concept, is to ensure that Chinese spending (as well as production and distribution) benefits Chinese hands,” he told delegates to the event which was broadcast worldwide. “Expect more pro-business, pro-consumer policies, not just in Hainan but on the Mainland too.
“The mantra is clear: capture that spend pre-departure, on- and post-arrival, and in domestic locations. The thinking is highly coordinated, long-term and strategic. And Hainan is its golden light.”
About Cainiao Network
Established in 2013, Cainiao Network is dedicated to meeting Alibaba Group’s logistics vision of fulfilling consumer orders within 24 hours in China and within 72 hours anywhere else in the world.
To realise this vision, Cainiao Network continues to build and operates a global fulfillment network together with logistics partners.
It offers domestic and international one-stop-shop logistics services and supply chain management solutions, addressing various logistics needs of merchants and consumers at scale.
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