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Pos M'sia in delivery talks with Alibaba

It is tapping a boom in online retailing as its plans to bypass the middlemen when shipping goods sold on Alibaba's platforms

Published Tue, Oct 11, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA'S biggest postal company is seeking a more direct role in providing logistics services to Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, tapping a boom in online retailing.

Pos Malaysia Bhd plans talks with Alibaba this month on bypassing the middlemen when shipping goods sold on its platforms, Mohd Shukrie Mohd Salleh, its chief executive officer, said.

Surging parcel deliveries for online shopping drove a 40 p…

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