Dec 16, 2020|
Pakistani Ambassador Welcomes JD to Develop Cross-Border E-commerce
by Martin Li
Pakistani ambassador to China Moin ul Haque paid his first visit to JD’s headquarters in Beijing on December 16, and expressed a warm welcome to the company to develop cross-border e-commerce business in Pakistan.
Haque was received by Stard Huang, who is VP of JD and President of International Logistics.
Pakistani ambassador to China Moin ul Haque (6th from left ) in a group photo at JD HQ in Beijing.
The ambassador said he supports deepened communication and exchange between JD and Pakistani enterprises. Pakistan has been actively developing its digital economy, rolling out new policies to support small and medium-sized enterprises to develop e-commerce, according to him.
“It’s a good time to develop cross-border e-commerce in Pakistan,” said Ambassador Haque.
JD started partnering with the large Pakistani logistics company Transfreight in October, bringing JD’s warehouse management system to the country.
The ambassador said the cooperation with Transfreight was a smart choice, and hoped there will be more exchanges in the fields of supply chain and fintech.
“JD has accumulated experiences in supply chain and retail in the past 16 years,” said Huang . “In the future, we hope to bring more technologies and experiences in retail and logistics to Pakistan, supporting the country’s drive to develop the digital economy.”
(bjlihao3@jd.com)
Mar 31, 2023|
Blokker and Ochama Exceed Collaboration Ambitions
Collaboration milestone 200th Ochama pick-up points at Blokker stores
Amsterdam, 31 March 2023 – Blokker, a leading Dutch retail chain, and Ochama, a global innovator in omnichannel retail, today announced the two companies are expanding their collaboration while marking a major milestone with the opening of the 200th Ochama x Blokker pick-up point at Blokker stores. The collaboration has exceeded expectations as the original goal was to establish 50 pick-ups within a month. Today, the 200th Pick-up Go was opened at Blokker Goirle. The two parties aim to add more Blokker stores to Ochama’s pick-up point networks and fulfill 100,000 orders by the end of June.
Dutch consumer embraces omnichannel innovations
Blokker and Ochama are proving the success of their collaboration. In 2022, the companies launched a pilot program allowing customers to pick-up Ochama-ordered groceries at Blokker stores and Blokker to sell its products through Ochama’s online shop, with the aim to bring together the convenience of online and physical shopping for consumers. Since the first Pick-up point opened in The Hague, the concept has now been introduced throughout the country.
During the Singles’ Day promotion last November, revenue from the original four flagship Blokker pick-up points increased by 200% compared to September. In the past two months, the compound weekly growth rate of revenue at the newly added 50 Blokker pick-up points in February has reached 70%.
“Since launching this collaboration, we have seen a significant increase in both revenue and the number of orders,” says Danny Zhang, CEO of Ochama. “Consumers are taking advantage of the food and fresh produce assortment that’s being offered and we are seeing new traffic to the offline stores, as well.”
Next steps collaboration
The adaptation of this omnichannel concept by Dutch consumers highlights the success of the collaboration between Ochama and Blokker and the two parties’ vision of a stronger integration of physical retail presence with the convenience of online shopping. It proves that consumers place a premium on offline and online accessibility when buying everyday items.
“Blokker and Ochama have a perfect fit in this strategic partnership as we both focus on getting our customers the best possible convenience offering, always being present online or around the corner,” says Jeanine Holscher, CEO Blokker. “We are excited about the success and adaptation of this new concept in the Netherlands.”
“The partnership between Blokker and Ochama has made retail shopping experience as seamless and hassle-free as possible,” says Danny Zhang, CEO of Ochama. “We look forward to expanding our work with Blokker in the future to achieve new growth and offer new and existing customers a unique omnichannel experience. For the retail industry as a whole, this further proves the value of collaboration and innovation.”
About Blokker
Blokker has a network of more than 400 stores in the Netherlands, including more than 50 franchised stores, a webshop with an assortment of more than 500,000 items and more than 4,000 employees. For 127 years Blokker has been the low-cost specialist in cooking, dining and household with a wide range of household goods from distinctive brands and innovative quality products at a good price. Blokker’s head office is located in Amsterdam. Blokker’s distribution center has more than 100,000 m2 and is located in Geldermalsen. For more information: www.blokker.nl
About Ochama
Ochama is an innovative B2C omni-channel retailer that uses state-of-the-art retail and supply chain solutions to offer a comprehensive, full category assortment of products at low prices, including both food and non-food items such as home appliances, home living, electronics, fashion and more. Online orders can be collected from hundreds of pick-up points in Europe, or delivered right to the customer’s home. Ochama is part of JD.com, a Fortune Global 500 company, ranked 46th in 2022.
Feb 3, 2023|
Dutch Retailer Blokker Expands Cooperation with JD.com’s Ochama
by Yuchuan Wang
From February 1, Ochama customers will be able to pick up their orders at an additional 50 Blokker stores in the Netherlands. The expanded partnership reflects the successful pilot project launched in May 2022 between Ochama and the leading Dutch non-food retailer to open third-party Ochama pick-up points in offline Blokker stores.
All the new pick-up points are located in city centers and on shopping streets, with easy access to shoppers. Supplies are made directly from Ochama’s distribution center.
“And it won’t stop there,” said Jeanine Holscher, CEO of Blokker. “We expect to set up Ochama pick-up points in many more stores in the coming months.” According to Jeanine, this cooperation fits well with the changing role of Blokker in the shopping scene.
“Costs are getting higher and we see people’s shopping behavior changing,” she added. “We are responding to this by giving a new role to our stores. For example, we are shipping more and more online orders through the store. And by setting up Ochama pick-up points in Blokker’s stores, we are adding even more relevance to our stores and additional traffic directed from Ochama’s webshop and app.”
Jeanine believes that in doing so, Blokker’s assortment is seamlessly connected with Ochama’s assortment, creating an optimal and omni-channel shopping experience to provide satisfying shopping experiences for customers.
“We are honored to expand the cooperation with Blokker in bringing more Ochama pick-up points to its stores to enrich the shopping scenarios for customers in the Netherlands,” said Pass Lei, a senior executive at Ochama. “Through the cooperation, customers will be able to get the things they need when they need them the most with a hassle-free shopping experience.”
Blokker has a network of more than 400 stores in the Netherlands including more than 50 franchised stores, and a webshop with an assortment of more than 500,000 items.
As an innovative retail brand launched by retail giant JD.com in 2022 in Europe, Ochama offers a one-stop omni-channel shopping experience for both food and non-food products such as home appliances, home living, electronics, fashion and more.
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