"Hyundai Glovis and Kakao Mobility Join Hands to Support Logistics for Small Business Owners"

Hyundai Glovis will support the logistics competitiveness of e-commerce small business owners through a business cooperation with mobility platform operator Kakao Mobility.

On the 24th, Hyundai Glovis announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kakao Mobility to strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium-sized fulfillment (logistics consignment) and promote mutual cooperation.

The signing ceremony was held at Kakao Mobility's headquarters in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province. Park Mansu, Head of Hyundai Glovis Smart Innovation Division (Executive Director), and Ahn Gyu-jin, Vice President and General Manager of Kakao Mobility Business Division, attended the event.

According to the agreement, both companies will combine their respective capabilities to collaborate in the logistics sector of e-commerce, including last mile (the final delivery stage) and fulfillment (logistics consignment).

Once the cooperation is realized, e-commerce small business owners are expected to use differentiated logistics services through the logistics centers, vehicles, systems, and automation facilities of both companies. Hyundai Glovis's freight transportation resources will be utilized as a delivery means for Kakao Mobility's B2B same-day delivery service, "Today's Pickup."

Previously, such services were only available to those who joined large distribution platforms, but now online small business owners can receive optimized logistics services without separate infrastructure investments. This will enable fast delivery services to end consumers.

Mansu Park, Head of Smart Innovation Division at Hyundai Glovis (right), and Kyujin Ahn, Vice President and Head of Business Division at Kakao Mobility, pose for a commemorative photo after signing a memorandum of understanding on the 24th at Kakao Mobility headquarters in Pangyo, Gyeonggi-do, to strengthen competitiveness in small and medium-sized fulfillment and promote win-win cooperation. Photo by Hyundai Glovis

Going forward, both companies plan to provide various delivery options such as dawn delivery and same-day delivery, and to establish a win-win cooperation system by preparing ways to grow together with e-commerce small business owners through fulfillment services.

Hyundai Glovis plans to focus on the smart logistics solution business this year, expecting to reduce logistics costs and improve operational efficiency for companies. Smart logistics solutions refer to applying various IT technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and robotics to all logistics processes including receiving, management, sorting, and transportation to enhance logistics efficiency.

Hyundai Glovis has recently been selected by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as a lifestyle logistics service provider and is planning various B2C logistics delivery services incorporating new technologies. The company aims to provide differentiated specialized delivery services and focus on improving satisfaction for consignor clients and consumers.

A Hyundai Glovis official said, "We expect competitive and differentiated service models to emerge through the convergence of logistics infrastructure and IT capabilities," and added, "As a leading logistics company in Korea, we will actively support the enhancement of logistics competitiveness for small and medium-sized merchants."

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