Boxme Philippines’ annual holiday schedule
To ensure the transparency of Boxme’s service and to serve customers in the most thoughtful way, Boxme would like to announce our annual holiday schedule of Boxme Philipines as follows:
Boxme Philipines’ Office and Warehouse will be off working: From 01/04/2021 to 03/04/2021
Delivery Couriers: Ninja Van will stop working from 01/04/2021 – 02/04/2021 and will be back to normal on 03/04/2021
J&T Express will operate normally on holiday.
Boxme warehouse will return to work on Monday – 05/04/2021
If you have any question, please chat with our customer support team or email support@boxme.asia
Thank you for understanding and sorry for any inconvenience it may cause.
The increase in logistics demand tripled the growth of e-commerce
In the report on the future journey of Vietnam’s logistics industry, JLL Vietnam said that e-commerce (e-commerce) is a great driving force for logistics real estate development. In which, the demand for logistics (especially cold storage) will increase dramatically, spurring growth for the whole industry in the future, especially when the economy recovers after Covid-19.
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In the context of the global pandemic, trade businesses all over the world and in Vietnam are experiencing a strong shift in sales structure for the domestic consumption market, from traditional mega-mall to omni-channel.
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Accordingly, the shape of the logistics industry can also shift with this change. Lets together with Boxme discover the new trend and to what extent does the logistics demand increase in Vietnam.
The logistics demand tripled the e-commerce growth
Vietnam JLL has given some evaluations about the development journey of logistics demand in Vietnam in upcoming years.
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In a press conference with the topic “The future path of Vietnam’s logistics industry” which took place on the morning of December 15, JLL Vietnam assessed that e-commerce is a great driving force for logistics real estate demand.
Generally, e-commerce companies use more logistic space than traditional retailers. This is largely due to the wider product ranges of e-commerce businesses, large inventory levels, greater overseas shipping space requirements, and two-way logistics needs (return and exchange).
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According to Ms. Trang Bui, JLL Senior Director of Vietnam market, in the past 2 years, FDI inflows into logistics real estate in Vietnam have increased sharply. Big investors had made huge capital of about $ 3 billion for phase 1 and some are also calling for phase 2 investment.
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“The demand of investors in industrial real estate when entering the Vietnam market at this time is also increasing. In the past, they often needed to find a land fund to develop with a scale of 5,000-10,000 m2. The course has increased to 10,000 – 50,000 m2, “commented Ms. Trang Bui.
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In addition, this unit assessed that cold storage will be an emerging segment in the future logistics sector when more and more consumers are ordering goods online during the pandemic.
Logistics demand – towards the future
Many experts believe that in order to achieve future expansion goals, Vietnam’s logistics industry will still have to overcome many challenges. First of all, in order for Vietnam to move to the next stage in logistics development, and gaining more competitive advantages and even before other countries, it is necessary to continue to maintain a reasonable level of investment. Infrastructure, emphasis should be placed on the development of both highways and utility networks, including renewable energy.
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According to experts from JLL Vietnam, the Covid-19 epidemic is speeding up the automation process in the logistics sector and will become a major trend in the coming time. Warehouse tenants are having the intention to upgrade from outdated, small, and medium-sized privately owned properties to a more modern property in a better location.
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Vietnam enters in the top 10 of emerging logistics market 2021
Vietnam’s logistics market has witnessed drastic growth thanks to the country’s booming GDP, rising manufacturing, and e-commerce sectors. Additionally, the rapid adoption of e-commerce by the country’s young demographic has increased the demand for expansion in logistic services.
According to the Market Logistics Index report, Vietnam has a striking jump into the 8th position in this year’s global index of emerging logistics markets. The country had an overall score of 5.67 out of 10 in 2021.
Accordingly, China remained the world’s leading emerging logistics market followed by India, while Indonesia ranked in third position. Qatar and Turkey ranked behind Vietnam in 9th and 10th position. Among ASEAN countries, Indonesia ranked third, Malaysia ranked fifth, Vietnam ranked 8th, Thailand ranked 11th, Philippines ranked 21st and Cambodia 41st.
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Based on the data provided by Vietnam Logistics Business Association’s survey, there are around 30,000 logistics companies in the country, 4,000 of them foreign-owned.
The industry has been growing at 12-14 percent annually and is now worth $40-42 billion.
The eight place of Vietnam in the global logistics markets indicate the successful suppression of the country from the global pandemic Covid 19. Vietnam effectively positioned the market to attract businesses, investors to leave highly-contaminated covid countries such as China and possess an enviable investment pipeline across a number of sectors for example: fashion, electronics, and so on.
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This trend is predicted to further grow to the year 2022.
According to the Vietnam Logistics Business Association‘s latest survey, there are around 30,000 logistics companies in the country, 4,000 of them foreign-owned.
The industry has been growing at 12-14 percent annually and is now worth $40-42 billion.
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On the other hand, the investment and the arrival of foreign businesses in Vietnam can create some challenges. For instance, Weak transport infrastructure and high logistics cost remain to be market restraints.
Increasing GDP, dominance of the young generation together with the constant adoption of new technologies has posed a greatest chance for Vietnam e-commerce, particularly the logistics market to further grow in upcoming years.
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It is predicted for the logistics market to have new trends in the year 2021. Let’s find out with Boxme what are these new trends in the next article.
Philippines’s top e-commerce fulfillment service 2021
Looking to take your eCommerce brand cross-border? Shipping to the Philippines can be a great way to do just that! Here’s a closer look at some market insights and other key information you need to know about the Philippine’s top e-commerce fulfillment service.
Noticeable eCommerce Growth in The Philippines
According to the statista report of Philippines e-commerce, revenue in the eCommerce market is projected to reach US$4,421m in 2021. In recent years, e-commerce in Philippines has had growing years and expected to skyrocket to $21 billion by 2025.
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In the same report, there are approximately 76 million Internet users with the penetration at the highest peak of 71% in 2020. Among those Internet users, there is an obvious increasing trend of online shoppers together with rapid growth in mobile e-commerce.
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It is without a doubt the Philippines – your next stop for doing cross-border e-commerce business.
Shipping to The Philippines
The first and foremost question for any business owner to embark business in the Philippines is to make a decision of how to specifically handle the shipping to the Philippines. There are various options available in the market.
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There are many local and international couriers and fulfilment centres available that cater to almost every kind of business.In this article, Boxme collects and delivers the Philippine’s top e-commerce fulfilment service for retailers.
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Local e-commerce fulfillment service in Philippines
Local couriers are especially useful for the last leg of the order fulfilment and delivery. A few that serve the Philippines include:
- Ninja Van Philippines: Ninja Van is proud to be the only last-mile delivery provider with 100% service coverage in Southeast Asia and the Philippines
Ninja vans offer various services to customers such as Cash-on-delivery service, flexible pick-up points, tons of delivery budget options.
- my Entre go is a digital logistics platform that provides business solutions for small, medium, and large enterprises around the Philippines.
Operating in only the Philippines nation, myEntro go is proud to provide the most affordable fulfillment service, free pickup within Merto Manila and Cavite, and also next day pickup and delivery with the company’s affiliate businesses.
- Otto is an advanced cross-border Phillipine’s top e-commerce fulfilment network in the Philippines, enabling world-wide merchants to sell online without establishing a local presence.
Otto’s aim to solve business logistics and fulfillment problems by easing your importing process into the Philippines, picking up parcels, storing, dropshipping, and delivering to customers.
- Fastbreak: provide a comprehensive service to our customers. Here at fastbreak, we provide the delivery service from small parcels, important documents too big, large-scale items. With 10 years of experience in the fulfillment and logistics services, Fastbreak ensures your goods arrive on time every time. If you are based in the UK and need goods delivered fast we can help there too.
International tope-commerce fulfillment service in Philippines
Many international couriers provide simple and affordable shipping solutions for shipping to the Philippines from the U.S. and other countries.
- United States Postal Service: Among various options for international postal delivery to the Philippines, USPS stands out from others as the cheapest yet convenient in most cases.
For regular mail, you can send a letter postcard or greeting card with a first-class stamp. For packages, you will need to visit your local post office or https://www.usps.com/ for international requirements and rates.
- DHL: DHL is known as the leading logistics company with warehouses in more than 220 countries. DHL guaranteed to deliver the top-tier delivery service and freight shipping to customers in every corner.
A comprehensive suite of services drawing on our global scale and local insight to deliver value across your entire supply chain.
- FedEx: FedEx Corp is one of the world’s largest express transportation companies.
FedEx has been operating in the Philippines for more than 36 years, the company has marked its milestone in the Philippines with the latest investment in the country- the new getaway that worth more than 30 million USD. The core competitive advantage of FedEx within the country is the location. Located in the new smart and green metropolis area has enabled FedEx to be more strategic and booming with potential. The expansion of the company’s operations in the north of the Philippines has definitely complemented the transport infrastructure to provide enhanced mobility and connectivity across the country. FedEx refurbished its Philippines headquarters in Makati and equipped it with the latest technologies that aim to enhance collaboration, promote learning, offer flexible working environments, and improve employee mobility.
- Global Post is one of the Philippines’ top e-commerce fulfilment services that assist businesses in delivering and shipping parcels in the quickest and most affordable way thanks to the connection with global postal carriers and commercial carriers.
These partnerships allow Global Post to offer time and money-saving features not found with traditional international services.
Boxme – Southeast Asia’s Premier E-commerce Fulfillment Provider
These are overall suggestions for business to consider when doing cross-border, choosing logistics service in Philippines. However, there are many problem along with carrying cross-border in Philippines such as: import/export regulation, national laws on import goods. In Boxme, our core value is the localisation, we are proud to provide customers with local insights that enable retailers to overcome barriers in cross-border commerce, culture and language; allow us to assist customers to penetrate the Southeast Asia region in the shortest time possible.
Boxme has extended our network in Philippines, create connection with Philippine’s top e-commerce fulfilment service. Our customers can be care-free when doing business in Philippines.
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ShopeePay Chinese New Year Promo, Up to 90% Discount
ShopeePay Chinese New Year Promo, Up to 90% Discount
ShopeePay’s digital and electronic money payment platform enlivens The Chinese New Year 2572 Kongzili through various discounts that last until February 21, 2021.
Head of Campaigns & Growth, Marketing ShopeePay Cindy Candiawan explained that in the midst of one of the big celebrations in Indonesia, there is still a pandemic nuance that requires Chinese new year celebrations to be eliminated and should be celebrated with family from home.
Therefore, ShopeePay as the leading digital payment service in Indonesia presents ShopeePay Super Online Deals campaign with cashback promo up to 90 percent for various types of purchase transactions.
This cashback promo is valid for online merchant categories such as games, telecommunications, delivery services, food and beverages, and Sociolla beauty products e-commerce.
Saw the huge customer enthusiasm on shopeepay super online deals campaign earlier at the end of last year. In February which is festive and special in the midst of the implementation of PSBB, ShopeePay again provides attractive cashback promos so that Chinese New Year celebrations can remain warm and meaningful, even from home.
This campaign also reinforces ShopeePay’s commitment in providing digital payment services to more useful use cases for the community.
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In addition, ShopeePay understands that Chinese New Year is usually synonymous with sending food, it’s strange if the excitement of various types of food that is usually served on the dining table when Chinese New Year is gone.
No need to worry, order food from many places or send food to more friends or relatives more efficiently and quickly with ShopeePay cashback promo up to 90 percent at Paxel, Help, or Anteraja delivery service. Through the food shared, the warmth of Chinese New Year special moments can definitely be felt more for everyone.
This promo also applies to people who often spend the afternoon relaxing or hold quality time, while drinking a glass of favorite coffee, where ShopeePay cashback up to 90 percent also applies to Kopi Kenangan and Fore Coffee.
By utilizing the promo presented from the ShopeePay Super Online Deal campaign, guaranteed Chinese New Year celebrations from home again and in the middle of the pandemic will be as warm, meaningful and exciting as before.
About Boxme: Boxme is the premier E-commerce fulfillment network in Southeast Asia, enabling world-wide merchants to sell online into this region without needing to establish a local presence. We deliver our services by aggregating and operating a one-stop value chain of logistic professions including: International shipping, customs clearance, warehousing, connection to local marketplaces, pick and pack, last-mile delivery, local payment collection and oversea remittance.
