What is Cainiao Network? Cainiao Network Review, Features

Cainiao Network (Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.) is an Internet technology company founded by Alibaba Group in 2013. It focuses on building a well-connected logistics network, connecting the logistics backbone network and capillaries, and providing smart supply chain services.

Main Business

1. Warehouse and distribution network

1. Service Order

It is convenient to enter and exit without worries. Merchants can enter and exit the service market provided by Cainiao without any barriers.

2. Goods entering the warehouse

· Nearby warehouse: Cainiao has set up 5 large warehouses across the country. Merchants only need to transport goods to the nearest warehouse, which greatly reduces the cost of national warehouses.

Door-to-door collection: In areas where some businesses are concentrated, Cainiao will provide door-to-door collection services.

3. Data-based decision making

·Warehouse division/replenishment suggestions

Cainiao's big data application capabilities will provide warehouse distribution and replenishment suggestions based on merchants' product attributes and sales trends, greatly improving merchants' weekly product accuracy and reducing goods allocation costs.

· Hosting Services

For merchants with weak logistics operation capabilities, Cainiao can provide full-process hosting services, including warehousing, distribution, allocation, shipment, delivery, and customer service, to achieve worry-free logistics.

Pre-sale service

Some products participating in pre-sales and negative sales activities need to meet strict shipping and delivery standards. For merchants whose single warehouse does not have sufficient capacity to ship nationwide, Cainiao will provide full logistics operation plan suggestions, including accurate planning and efficient implementation of door-to-door collection, trunk lines, shipping, and terminal delivery.

2. International Network

1. Worry-free bonded

We provide low-cost, fast and guaranteed bonded warehousing and distribution services for popular products and fast-turnover standard products.

2. Worry-free direct mail

Provide convenient, guaranteed and low-cost import collection/direct mail logistics and distribution services for cross-border retail logistics needs, and worry-free cross-border export merchant logistics solutions

3. Worry-free logistics

Through the AliExpress platform, we provide sellers with three levels of cross-border delivery: Economic/Standard/Premium

4. Online delivery

By selecting, certifying and connecting with third-party cross-border logistics partners, we provide sellers with flexible choices.

5. Worry-free warehouse distribution

3. Express delivery platform

1. Electronic waybill

It is not just about printing, it is also a logistics solution for merchants and express delivery companies.

2. Orange Norda

With Orange Nuo, there is no need to worry, as we provide users with a definite express delivery service.

3. Cash on delivery

A safe and convenient payment method to meet more payment needs.

4. Logistics tracking and services

Create timely, accurate and convenient logistics status tracking service experience for consumers.

5. Cainiao Logistics Manager

6. Cainiao delivery platform

An official logistics service product with free orders.

7. Routing

Cainiao helps you split orders, making logistics simpler with its professional solution of intelligent sorting.

8. Rookie World

A data platform serving the express delivery industry that is easy to understand, instructive, and can provide insights into the industry and assist in decision-making.

9. Express Index

4. ET Logistics Laboratory

The "ET Logistics Laboratory" was established by Cainiao Network at the end of 2015. It independently develops cutting-edge technologies and uses technology to lead China's logistics industry.

1. Cainiao XiaoG Plus

Cainiao XiaoG plus has a vehicle structure and is suitable for long-distance outdoor operation. Compared with Cainiao XiaoG, Cainiao XiaoG plus has a larger load capacity and a longer cruising range.

2. Rookie Little G2

An upgraded version of Cainiao XiaoG, a smarter terminal delivery robot.

3. Rookie Xiao G

Xiao G, the last-mile delivery robot independently developed by Cainiao Network, is not only a robot independently developed in China, but also one of the most advanced robots in the global logistics industry. It solves the last-mile delivery problem through intelligent delivery robots.

4. Cainiao AR+

Cainiao Network leverages augmented reality (AR) technology to assist logistics service processes, realizing functions such as smart picking and smart navigation within the warehouse. This will not only make various warehouse operations in the future visual, but also effectively free the hands of staff, thereby improving work efficiency and pleasure.

5. Rookie Eagle

Cainiao Xiaojiu is the first drone security system independently developed by Cainiao ET Logistics Laboratory that is suitable for campus security inspections. It can complete intelligent campus inspection and security tasks steadily and quickly.

Advantages

1. Cainiao Post Station is an express delivery terminal integration platform (supporting access by express delivery companies such as STO Express, YTO Express, and Tiantian Express).

2. Cainiao Express Station provides express delivery, door-to-door pickup, return services, and Taobao and Tmall purchasing services.

3. When customers place an order on Taobao, they will choose a nearby post station to collect the package on the ordering interface. The post station will store the package for the customer free of charge, and the store will receive traffic.

4. Low-cost investment, priority is given to customers who already have stores to join the station. With an investment of several thousand yuan, they can access Alibaba Cainiao Station business.

5. Exclusive use of Alibaba resources, free provision of independent store e-commerce platform O2O, allowing your store to access the Internet and implement the Internet + store (express delivery) business model.

Our brands

Cainiao Network and its four sub-brands

LOGO

The new logo incorporates the common flow of logistics and data. The combination of AI and IA in the middle of the LOGO is like an arrow, representing the flow of goods and information.

Development History

-On May 28, 2013, Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. was established in Shenzhen.

-On March 7, 2014, Tmall Supermarket North China officially opened its warehouse, and Cainiao started its self-operated e-commerce warehouse system.

-In June 2014, Cainiao Network reached a strategic cooperation with China Post.

-In June 2015, Cainiao Network launched its first time-sensitive service, providing same-day delivery service in Beijing and Shanghai, and next-day delivery service in 40 cities across the country.

-On December 29, 2015, Cainiao Network officially launched China's first logistics cloud platform, and Yunda Express became the first strategic partner

-On May 12, 2016, Taobao and Cainiao launched the package stop function, which allows online shopping refunds to be completed very quickly.

-On October 25, 2016, Cainiao launched the "one-click out of the cabinet" function, which enables "code-free pickup" at the self-pickup cabinet.

-On April 20, 2017, Cainiao launched a two-hour scheduled delivery function.

-On May 31, 2017, Cainiao Network announced that its overseas warehouse in France was officially opened for operation. In the future, Cainiao's overseas warehouse in France will serve the whole of Europe together with its overseas warehouse in Spain, significantly increasing the proportion of Chinese products purchased online by European consumers within 72 hours.

-On November 3, 2017, the first overseas hub of eWTP was put into operation in Malaysia.

-In May 2018, Alibaba and Cainiao announced that they would invest another 100 billion yuan to build a national intelligent logistics backbone network.

-In November 2018, the logistics orders for Double 11 exceeded 1 billion, and Cainiao's intelligent logistics backbone network entered the 1 billion era.

-On March 13, 2019, Cainiao Network announced that the face-scanning pickup function has been opened in all Cainiao Station smart lockers, and China has fully entered the "face-scanning pickup" era.