SHANGHAI, May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- 111, Inc. (" 111" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: YI), a leading integrated online and offline healthcare platform in China, announced today that it has launched its Overseas Direct Delivery service (the "Service") addressing the critical global shortage of personal protective equipment ("PPE") since March. The Service provides direct delivery of masks, disposable gloves, protective gowns and other equipment much needed for personal and community safety. Users will also be able to access the service via 111's flagship stores on Amazon.com and Aliexpress.com.
111 partners with logistic and delivery companies including UPS, FedEx and DHL to deliver supplies of anti-coronavirus PPE through its "Overseas Direct Delivery" service. 111's "Overseas Direct Delivery" service will be available in over 200 countries across 5 continents. Users will be able to access the service from the hardest hit countries such as US, Italy, Spain, Japan, etc.
Mr. Pengcheng Zhu, Co-Chief Operating Officer of 111 commented, "111 has set up a team to manage outbound shipping, tracking and delivery services for international orders. To ensure smooth delivery of our orders, we select and work with different logistics service providers who have import trading expertise in their respective countries."
The experience gained from COVID-19 over the last 2 months has further strengthened the foundation of 111's critical supply chains management for critical medical supplies. At the outset of COVID-19 outbreak , the Company has setup a pandemic command center and assembled a strategic procurement team to purchase and stockpile essential medical materials including face masks, disposable gloves, medical gowns, and goggles from Switzerland, New Zealand, Brazil, Ireland, South Korea and other countries, to ensure these essential goods in sufficient supply throughout the duration of the epidemic.
111 will follow closely the international developments of the pandemic and prepare to roll out additional measures to play our part in supporting the global fight against COVID-19.
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About 111, Inc.
111, Inc. (NASDAQ: YI) ("111" or the "Company") is a leading integrated online and offline healthcare platform in China. The Company provides hundreds of millions of consumers with better access to pharmaceutical products and healthcare services directly through its online retail pharmacy and indirectly through its offline pharmacy network. 111 also offers online healthcare services through its internet hospital, 1 Clinic, which provides consumers with cost-effective and convenient online consultation and electronic prescription services. In addition to providing direct services to consumers through its online retail pharmacy, 111 also enables offline pharmacies to better serve their customers. The Company's online wholesale pharmacy, 1 Drug Mall, serves as a one-stop shop for pharmacies to source a vast selection of pharmaceutical products. The Company's new retail platform, by integrating the front and back ends of the pharmaceutical supply chain, has formed a smart supply chain, which transforms the flow of pharmaceutical products to pharmacies and modernizes how they serve their customers.
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