Logistics can be extremely challenging for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) due to a myriad of factors – whether it’s limited resources, inventory management issues, lack of visibility, and transportation logjams. SMEs face similar supply chain challenges as their larger counterparts and facing them head-on may seem daunting.
Fortunately, M Lhuillier offers ML Moves, essentially turning M Lhuillier branches into an extended business center for third-party logistics partners like J&T Express, Airspeed, and DHL Express (for international).
Extended business centers can be a useful tool for delivery companies to expand their logistical capabilities. ML Moves, a logistics solution offered by M Lhuillier, is an example of this third-party delivery service that widens the options available to both individuals and enterprises.
Although ML Moves acts as a drop-off and pick-up center for parcels that are taken in by its courier partners, this does not make M Lhuillier a logistics company or a cargo forwarder. Instead, it bolsters the presence of the delivery companies through its large footprint of more than 3,000 branches nationwide.
E-commerce is growing in rural areas of the Philippines, but logistics issues due to the country’s archipelago make it difficult for e-commerce merchants to deliver packages nationwide without increasing delivery times and costs, so they need to find a reliable eCommerce logistics partner and last-mile delivery service provider.
Through ML Moves, each M Lhuillier branch can now accommodate returns for Shopee parcels, a pickup point for Lazada packages, and a drop-off point for Shopee and Lazada sellers. This makes it easier for SMEs on Shopee and Lazada since delivery companies may not be always present in their location, but they can be assured that there is an M Lhuillier branch across the country’s 7,640 islands.
With all branches readily available for Branch-to-Branch or Branch-to-Door delivery, all the online seller must do is present the package to the staff for checking, fill out a form, and pay the delivery fee.
Backed by reliable delivery service providers and the robust availability of third-party business centers that extend the capabilities of these couriers, SMEs and online sellers in the Philippines are poised to help the economy by driving the growth of the e-commerce industry, promoting locally-made products, and offering unique products not readily available at physical stores.
For more details, visit https://mlhuillier.com/ml-moves/.