Alibaba to cut delivery time to Russia to week from 2 months

HANGZHOU, China, Aug 8 (PRIME) -- Chinese Internet giant Alibaba will cut the time of order delivery to large Russian cities to five–seven days in the next two years, Vyacheslav Savin, the company’s project manager for logistics, told reporters Monday.

“We are shaping smart logistics. Delivery takes four days on some directions, like Moscow and St. Petersburg. We’ve reached very good results thanks to our Russian and Chinese partners. In contrast to what we had two–three years ago, we’ve moved forward a lot,” Savin said.

At present, delivery can take up to two months, according to Alibaba’s clients.

The company will also open logistics hubs in Russia. “We are thinking about it, and we will invest huge resources in Russia this and next year. Hubs will most likely work either on the basis of our resources or those of our partners,” Savin said.

On the whole, Alibaba intends to deliver orders worldwide within 72 hours and 24 hours across China.

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