Cainiao
{{Short description|Chinese logistics and package delivery company}}
{{About|the Chinese company|the Chinese Internet slang|Newbie#Similar terms in other languages}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Cainiao
| logo = CainiaoLogo.svg
| image =
| image_caption = A Cainiao delivery locker
| foundation = 2013
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Jack Ma (Chairman)|Shen Guojun (CEO)}}
| industry = Logistics
| parent = Alibaba Group
| website = {{URL|https://www.cainiao.com/}}
}}
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited ({{lang-zh|s=菜鸟网络科技有限公司}}), formerly known as China Smart Logistics Network, is a Chinese logistics company launched by Alibaba Group, jointly with eight other companies, on 28 May 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=378516809|title=Cainiao|website=Bloomberg|access-date=2018-10-01}} On March 26, 2024, Alibaba, which holds approximately 64% of Cainiao's shares, said it would acquire the remaining 36% of Cainiao's shares.{{Cite news |date=March 26, 2024 |title=Alibaba to buy Cainiao stake for up to $3.75 billion as it drops IPO plan |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/alibaba-dumps-logistics-arm-ipo-buy-rest-cainiao-stake-up-38-bln-2024-03-26/ |work=Reuters}} As of May 2018, Cainiao was one of the largest unicorn companies in China, valued at 100 billion yuan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201805/10/WS5af379eca3105cdcf651cfe8.html|title=China's 12 highest-valued unicorn firms |date=2018-05-10|website=China Daily|access-date=2018-10-01}}{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Cynthia |title=One Platform to Rule Them All: The Brains Behind Cainiao Network (PI) |url=https://ecommerceiq.asia/cainiao-logistics-southeast-asia/ |website=E Commerce Asia |publisher=E COm Asia |accessdate=17 December 2018 |archive-date=16 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816223920/https://ecommerceiq.asia/cainiao-logistics-southeast-asia/ |url-status=dead }}
Cainiao ensures delivery within 24 hours to any region of China. The company also shares resources with other logistics companies.{{Cite book|last1=Han|first1=Yijing|last2=Gan|first2=Jing|title=Icte 2015 |date=2015-09-21|chapter=Application and Influence of Big Data in the Logistics Industry—Take Cainiao Network as an Example|chapter-url=https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784479384.273|language=EN|pages=2141–2144|doi=10.1061/9780784479384.273|isbn=9780784479384 }}
Services
= Cainiao Station =
Cainiao operates a network of courier pick-up points known as Cainiao Stations ({{Lang-zh|c=菜鸟驿站}}) across the Chinese mainland. These stations are strategically situated in residential neighborhoods and on university campuses, serving functions akin to traditional post offices. When a courier package is destined for a location within a Cainiao Station's service area, it is rerouted to the station and stored there. Recipients are notified to collect their packages, which are organized on numerical shelves and assigned a unique 4-digit code as they enter the station. Customers can locate their package using this code, and after finding it, they scan it at a self-service checkout machine to complete the pickup. Additionally, some Cainiao Stations provide services for sending packages.{{Cite web |title=菜鸟驿站官网 |url=https://yz.cainiao.com/index.htm}}{{Primary source inline|date=January 2025}}
= Cainiao Express =
Cainiao Express ({{Lang-zh|c=菜鸟速递}}) is a courier service. Customers can ship packages and documents by requesting a pickup through the Cainiao app. Cainiao can also be used as one of the shipping methods when selling items on Xianyu, a classified ads and online shopping app for used goods.{{Cite web |last=环球网 |date=2019-10-16 |title=菜鸟裹裹联合闲鱼上线"隐私寄" 寄件可隐藏地址 |url=https://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2019-10-16/doc-iicezzrr2680122.shtml |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=tech.sina.com.cn}} Cainiao also provides return shipping for items bought on Taobao.
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.cainiao.com/}}
{{Alibaba Group}}
{{China logistics}}
Category:Logistics companies of China
Category:Chinese companies established in 2013
Category:Companies based in Hangzhou
Category:2013 establishments in Hong Kong
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