Alibaba.com's "Super September" Promotion Enables World's First Time Zone-Free Logistics for International Trade

HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As leading global trading platform Alibaba.com's "Super September" promotion drew to a close on October 20, the company announced that its time zone-free global logistics system - the first of its kind in the world - will now be applied to all future orders.

With comprehensive support in logistics and Trade Assurance, "Super September" achieved exceptional results:

• The number of buyers who closed deals on the first day of the promotion tripled from last year's result. Growth mainly came from new buyers, who accounted for 80 percent of the total orders.
• The growth rate of completed transactions during the promotion increased by 50 percent, compared to previous month. The number of orders also broke an 18-year record with a 100 percent year-over-year increase.
• Orders from more than 200 countries and regions were completed during the promotion with the U.S. becoming the biggest sourcing country.

With its logistics solution, Alibaba.com has enhanced its supply chain which includes product screening, cargo inspection discounts and freight cost reduction on international freight, providing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) globally comprehensive support for both maritime and air transportation, especially to the U.S, UK and Canada.

In addition, "Super September" enabled quicker response rates for product inquiries and fast order processing. In some instances, orders were processed within an hour, allowing for faster logistics.

Some of the benefits of Alibaba.com's logistics solution include:

• A VVIP value freight shipping quote, offering SMBs the potential to receive up to an 88 percent discount on express shipping and maritime and air freight discounts for cargo to the U.S.
• Guaranteed priority delivery for orders placed under Trade Assurance
• Real-time tracking for sellers who enter into Trade Assurance orders

Lucy Zhou, of Xiamen Polyarts Arts and Crafts Co., Ltd., a Chinese SMB that produces fine and premium products, and who uses Alibaba.com's sales, logistics and delivery services, said, "Alibaba Logistics provides a distinguished sea freight service. The freight forwarder they used to take my order to Philadelphia was Kuehne+Nagel, one of the world leaders, which reassures me that they will take good care of my goods. They even addressed any customs clearance issues in the destination port before the goods had even been shipped from China."

For more information, please visit: Alibaba.com/SuperSept

About Alibaba.com

The first business of Alibaba Group, Alibaba.com (www.alibaba.com) is a leading platform for global trade. Buyers on Alibaba.com, who are located in more than 200 countries and regions all over the world (as of March 31, 2017), are typically trade agents, wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers and SMEs engaged in the import and export business. Alibaba.com also offers its members and other SMEs import/export supply chain services, including customs clearance, VAT refund, trade financing and logistics services.

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