Comment / Supply Chain Radar: 120% headline growth for Alibaba in logistics – how about that?

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There weren’t any granular details regarding the logistics activities of Alibaba (BABA) contained in its annual results released yesterday, but if headline trends are any guide, its international plan and new partnerships with 3PLs could well be the way forward in the next 12 months and beyond.

Blueprint

The deal it signed with Bolloré in Europe last summer could serve as a blueprint for closer co-operation with others, and that also covers the IT side of the trade. According to Gartner, Alibaba ...