by Walther Ploos van Amstel
With the launch of JoyExpress, the European e-commerce logistics market gets a new serious contender. Backed by JINGDONG Logistics, the logistics arm of JD.com, the company promises same-day and next-day delivery in major cities, integrated installation for large appliances, cold-chain capabilities, and a fully branded last-mile. JoyExpress will initially support Joybuy, JD.com’s new European online …
Today, JD.com, a leading supply chain-based technology and service provider, opened two robotic shops by the new brand name “ochama” in the Netherlands, with more locations to follow soon. The new model of shops introduces an unprecedented shopping format merging online ordering and pick-up shops in which robots prepare the parcels and home delivery service. …
Rising labor costs and the need to reduce social logistics cost is increasingly prominent in China. Profit margins in the logistics industry are not very high. Introducing autonomous delivery will improve the structure of the industry and margins in the long run. JD presents ‘lessons learned’ on the why, how, and when of autonomous delivery …