Mexico: race for e-commerce dominance starts with logistics

A good article from the knowledgeable Cathy Roberson on e-commerce in Mexico, a pertinent subject as Amazon prepares to open a 1m sq ft warehouse near Mexico City. Alibaba, meanwhile, has signed a deal with the government to help Mexican SMEs, while Walmart last year announced a $1.3bn investment – it has a 5.5% share of Mexico’s ecommerce market, as does Amazon. And UPS has linked up with MercadoLibre. While  “logistics is a challenge for Mexican retailers”, according to the article, the game is on…