Tag: China

FedEx ranked Top Express Brand in China

Posted by | Aug 24, 2006 | |

FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp and the world’s largest express transportation company, is the Number One Express Delivery Brand in China. It is also one of the overall Top 10 Executive Brands in China, according to a survey conducted by a leading management magazine, Chief Executive China. In a statement here today, FedEx said the survey results showed that 44 percent of the respondents named it the most-admired brand in the express delivery services category. Among respondents who use express delivery services, 96 percent said they are current users of express delivery services and 95 percent said they would use the service in the coming 12 months, it said. Now in its second year, the survey included 19 product categories regularly used by executives in China. The results were based on a group of measurements including brand admiration, brand advantage, brand market share, brand preference, brand vitality and relevance to China’s business executives.

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Indian and Chinese express firms link up in alliance

Posted by | Aug 23, 2006 | |

Two leading independent express firms in the fast-growing Indian and Chinese markets, DTDC and Kerry Logistics, have linked up in an alliance to offer direct services. DTDC, boosted by a financially-strong new shareholder, is also reportedly eyeing acquisitions to increase its market share.

Chakraborty also said that DTDC is interested in acquiring companies, mostly smaller regional and local operators, to increase its position in the Indian express market. The company recently received a financial boost with the acquisition of a 40% holding by Reliance Capital, part of the Anil Ambani business group.

DTDC is the largest competitor to DHL-owned Blue Dart Express and India Post (EMS) in the domestic sector, according to a new “CEP Market Fact Sheet India” produced by CEP-Research.

Kerry Logistics is the parent company of Kerry EAS, one of the larger independent carriers in the domestic Chinese express market with about 100 branches.

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Made in America

Posted by | Aug 21, 2006 | |

What do blue jeans, DVDs, moisturizer and athletic shoes have in common? They are among the American products that Chinese consumers desire most, according to a UPS survey of 1,200 middle-class consumers in six Chinese cities.

The second annual UPS survey of Chinese urban consumers – often referred to as “Chuppies” – reaffirms their demand for high-quality U.S. products and unearths more detailed insight into their buying preferences and demographic differences. UPS, which flies to more points in China than any other U.S. airline, commissioned the survey to help its customers do business in the world’s fastest-growing market.

“The survey highlights the need for small-to-mid-sized businesses to be prepared and focused on exactly what it is they want to accomplish by entering China,” said Kevin M. O’Connell, senior partner of the law firm O’Connell and Co., which handles foreign direct investment and general business matters in China. “They need to set themselves apart from their competition and from the large multi-nationals and market to a very specific niche.”

The most sought-after products in this year’s survey were American videos/DVDs, music or books and consumer electronics – which also were the top categories in the 2005 survey.

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China Cargo Carriers act to vie with foreign rivals

Posted by | Aug 21, 2006 | |

Jade Cargo International Co., Ltd., a Sino-Germany carrier, made its maiden flight on August 17, part of efforts by Shenzhen Airlines Co., Ltd., the Chinese parent of the joint venture, to tap the cargo segment in China.

President of Shenzhen Airlines, China’s largest private airways, will take over as chairman of Jade Cargo, in which Lufthansa Cargo AG and DEG holds a stake of 25% and 24%, respectively. Shenzhen, a manufacturing center in southern China, will be the largest resource for the company.

Jade Cargo has chosen Swiss WorldCargo, the air cargo division of Star Alliance carrier Swiss International Air Lines, to be its partner for sales and services in major European markets, including France, Germany, Italy and Swiss.

Foreign investors are playing a leading role in China’s cargo market for a long time. Recently, however, state-run carriers and private companies have started to cast eyes on the market along with their expansion and hope to get a slice of the profitable market.

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EMS quickens deliveries to regain share

Posted by | Aug 16, 2006 | |

Express Mail Service (EMS), operated by state-owned China Courier Service Corp., has sped up its deliveries in a bid to regain its decreasing market share.

Now it takes just more than ten hours to deliver an express mail from Shanghai to Beijing, about two hours shorter than before. Moreover, EMS deliverers are dressed in orange, a change from the former green, and equipped with data collection machines, which provide timely information about the delivery process.

With millions of Chinese yuan put into upgrading facilities, adjusting networks and improving systems, EMS has accelerated both inside and outside the country.

It is the biggest move for EMS since it started twenty-six years ago. It has finally got moving when the Chinese express market is crowded with more and more privately owned express companies and global logistics titans.

EMS’ acceleration is mainly depending on upgrading equipment and optimizing operation, an upgrading model focusing on technologies.

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