Japan Electronic Commerce Group Rakuten acquired French logistics enterprises

Recently, Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten agreed to acquire a leading French electronic commerce logistics company Alpha Direct Services ( ADS ), and the French e-commerce subsidiary PriceMinister cooperation, to further expand the European market.
According to Rakuten, from ADS founder and financial investors bought ADS. This is a company outside Japan logistics first step of investment, the company will market of global electron business affairs to bring the synergism of business, particularly in Europe business, including France's PrinceMinister, the group in the United States also have buy.com.
ADS was founded in 2002, the headquarters is located in northern Paris Beauvais, has more than 100 customers, covering small businesses and large well-known brands, such as Nescafe, L'Oreal and Sarenza.
ADS company in 2011 operating income of 54000000 euros, can provide a full range of electronic commerce logistics services, including the front website, order management, warehousing, delivery and customer service. The company in Normandy and free house operates two major logistics terminal, in 2011 by the French postal Coliposte and Adrexo, Mondial Relay and Kiala were about 20000000 pieces of parcel delivery.
France Electronic Commerce Association, said Fevad PriceMinister, France's leading e-commerce platform, ranking fifth in the country, customers visit amounted to about 7500000 people.
MYEX Fujian Asia International Express
2012-12-17