Danone Waters China taps JD for logistics in Southwest China


Danone Waters China taps JD for logistics in Southwest China

Danone Waters China (DWC), a subsidiary of Danone Group, will work with eCommerce giant JD.com to distribute its popular beverage products throughout southwest China.

The companies will build a shared warehouse in Chengdu, the capital of China’s southwestern Sichuan province. The facility will use JD.com’s advanced logistics technology to store and manage inventory for the region, not only for orders of DWC products on JD.com, but also for DWC’s own regional fulfilment needs, including offline grocery stores.

The shared warehouse will leverage JD.com’s supply chain management technology, including demand planning, inventory placement, warehouse and transportation management to maximise efficiency across different sales channels. It will serve as a major distribution centre in Southwest China, merging online and offline operations for DWC, which has seven factories in China across six regions, with 300 sales offices and nearly 7,000 employees.

The move furthers JD.com’s push into the logistics business following the creation of JD Logistics earlier this year as a stand-alone business unit. JD.com operates China’s largest in-house fulfilment and last-mile delivery network, with 405 warehouses and a team of more than 65,000 full-time staff who can deliver more than 92% of JD.com orders same or next-day.

“China is a market with both huge opportunities and major challenges when it comes to managing distribution across our many sales channels,” said Hanbin Lyu, VP of Danone Waters China. “With its impressive in-house logistics network and advanced supply chain management technology, not to mention its trusted position as a platform for high-quality, authentic branded goods in China, JD.com is an ideal partner to help us maximise efficiency.”

JD Logistics has also supported delivery of fresh produce and frozen products to consumers in China from major Western retailers. The services rely on JD.com’s sophisticated cold-chain delivery and monitoring solutions to ensure that over 300 fresh and frozen items, including imported meats, seafood, ice cream, fruits and luxury bakery goods, are delivered at the right temperature and in perfect condition.

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