Chinese e-retailer Alibaba Group has opened a new base in Australia, with Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma on hand to open the new office in Melbourne. The office will serve as headquarters for Alibaba\u2019s operations in Australia and New Zealand. Last year, Alibaba Cloud, Alibaba Group\u2019s cloud-computing subsidiary, opened a data center in Sydney as the e-commerce company expands in the region.
\nAlibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma
\nThe company said that more than 1,000 brick-and-mortar stores across Australia and New Zealand already accept Alipay, the e-wallet app owned by Alibaba-affiliated company Ant Financial. Alibaba is also expanding into Australia\u2019s travel and digital entertainment markets.
\nMa said that the new office would \u201chelp Australian and New Zealand businesses share their world-famous products with billions of customers around the world.\u201d
\nLed by ANZ managing director Maggie Zhou, the new outpost will support the 1,300 Australian and 400 New Zealand businesses selling on the Chinese-language Tmall and Tmall Global B2C marketplaces, while also working to bring new merchants onto the platforms.
\n\u201cA physical Alibaba headquarters is a key step in ensuring Australian businesses have the support and information they need to succeed in China and the rest of the world,\u201d Zhou said in a statement.
\nAlibaba has ambitions well beyond e-commerce services in Australia. According to Zhou, the goal is \u201cto build the entire operating infrastructure needed to enable local businesses to expand globally,\u201d including cloud computing, online payments and logistics.
\nThe company is aiming to import elements of its Chinese operations, where it has built a comprehensive logistics platform that handles e-commerce deliveries on one platform, called the Cainiao Network. Unlike Amazon, which owns its infrastructure, Cainiao relies entirely on partner transportation and warehousing capacity. Today, the Cainiao network covers more than 224 countries and regions.
\nThose interested in learning more about air freight in 2017, should join us at Cargo Facts Asia in Shanghai, 25 \u2013 26 April. \u00a0To register, or for more information, go to\u00a0CargoFactsAsia.com
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