Collaboration to promote cross-border e-commerce
A TIE-UP between PKT 360zebra eLo gistics Sdn Bhd and Glo bal Market Gro up (GMC)o f China will pave the way fo r stro nger manufacturer-to -business (M2B)and business-to -co nsumer (B2C)e-co mmerce o ppo rtunities between China, Malaysia and Asean.
PKT Lo gistics Gro up Sdn Bhd gro up chief executive and managing directo r Datuk Michael Tio is co nfident that the co mbined strengths o f the two co mpanies will enable manufacturers and traders in China and Malaysia to break do wn transactio nal barriers asso ciated with traditio nal sales channels.
“These manufacturers and traders will be able to reach o ut to mutual markets and all co rners o f the glo be with ease via cro ss-bo rder e-co mmerce,” he says.
Tio remarks that the co llabo ratio n will leverage o n GMC’s qualificatio n o n authenticatio n pro cesses and its o nline e-co mmerce platfo rm as well as o n PKT 360zebra’s cro ss-bo rder e-co mmerce lo gistics capabilities.
PKT 360zebra is a jo int venture between PKT Lo gistics Gro up and Lo s Angeles-based 360zebra Gro up to undertake e-co mmerce lo gistics business in Malaysia and So utheast Asia. Thro ugh PKT 360zebra, the 360zebra gro up intends to use Malaysia as its base to serve the Asean market by co mbining 360zebra’s e-co mmerce lo gistics techno lo gy and glo bal netwo rk with PKT Lo gistics Gro up’s reso urces and netwo rk in Malaysia and So uth-East Asia.
PKT 360zebra signed the memo - randum o f understanding (Mo U) with GMC in Hangzho u, China o n May 1 1 .
The Mo U was signed by Tio and 360zebra Gro up vice-president Benso n Wai o n behalf o f PKT 360zebra and Cheandy Hu, general manager o f GMC.
360zebra Gro up Glo bal E-Fulfilment Marketing Directo r Bright Zho u also participated in the signing ceremo ny.
The signing ceremo ny was witnessed by Malaysia Retail Chain Asso ciatio n president Datuk Garry Chua, Malaysian Digital Eco no my Co rp chief o perating o fficer Datuk Ng Wan Peng and PKT Lo gistics Gro up chairman Datuk Wira Jalilah Baba.
GMC is a listed leading M2B e-co mmerce service pro vider that has develo ped an o nline marketplace to link internatio nal buyers with reputable Chinese manufacturers. GMC currently has 30,000 certified manufacturer members and 5 millio n pro ducts o nline.
The 360zebra Gro up currently pro vides lo gistics services fo r all GMC’s members internatio nally especially in China, the US and
Lo ndo n.
With the signing o f this Mo U, the 360zebra Gro up is lo o king at pro - viding the same reliable lo gistics suppo rt fo r GMC in the Malaysian and Asean markets thro ugh PKT 360zebra.
The 360zebra Gro up has 1 6 lo gistics centres in the US, Euro pe, Australia, Japan, Ko rea, China, Ho ng Ko ng and Lo ndo n. Its co re strength co mes fro m a develo ped IT platfo rm which pro vides an integrated e-co mmerce fulfilment service co vering o nline transactio ns to lastmile deliveries.
PKT Lo gistics Gro up is a leading niche lo gistics service pro vider in Malaysia with presence in So uth Ko rea, Taiwan, Indo nesia, India and mo st Asean co untries. Besides venturing into e-co mmerce lo gistics, PKT also recently expanded into co ld lo gistics as part o f its business diversificatio n strategy.