News / Cainiao predicts 'singles day' e-commerce bounce, despite weak ex-China market

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If retail demand is falling, and a meagre holiday season expected, no one has told Cainiao – Alibaba’s logistics operation has ramped up its global offering in expectation of strong demand.

It said today it had secured 3,000 flights and would offer six export logistics guarantees to support Chinese sellers.

The 3,000 flight bookings will no doubt be welcomed by airlines, which, according to today’s TAC Index commentary, are “hurting, especially ones that planned for a strong peak season”.

Cainiao, perhaps surprisingly, said ...