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Ecom Express launches self sign-up portal ‘E-zippie’ for small businesses
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Ecom Express launches self sign-up portal ‘E-zippie’ for small businesses

Aug 2, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Co-founder and CEO, #Ecom Express, #T.A. Krishnan

 

Ecom ExpressGurugram: Ecom Express, a leading technology enabled end-to-end logistics solutions provider for the e-commerce industry, today announced the launch of its self sign-up portal called ‘E-zippie’. The portal is for micro-entrepreneurs, small business owners, sole-proprietors and home-preneurs, to quickly, conveniently, and securely sign-up for a one-stop-shop for logistics services in less than 30 minutes, a new benchmark for the industry. This move is aimed to simplify the customer onboarding process with the company by enhancing user experience and provide more flexibility in terms of service plan and price selection.

By leveraging the latest banking and identity verification APIs to reduce manual back-end processes and paperwork, the self sign-up portal makes it possible for online businesses to register and start shipping orders instantly. The portal is highly secured by strong authentication protocols and sophisticated access controls.

Commenting on the announcement, T. A. Krishnan, Co-founder and CEO, Ecom Express, said “India has approximately 6.3 crore* small and medium businesses and with the pandemic, the numbers of businesses are increasing every day. Logistics plays a significant role in the growth of these businesses, and we wanted to offer both our digital and logistics capabilities to support them. With ‘E-zippie’, we can fast-track registration to less than 30 minutes against a 10 to 12 days process taken by most players in the market. The self sign-up portal is a major milestone in our effort to provide an automated and seamless experience for online businesses right from onboarding to fulfilling all their shipping requirements. We will continue to enhance customer experience by making logistics simpler and convenient for small and micro businesses, by providing direct control on their shipments and flexibility in managing end-to-end shipment life cycle. Our aim is to help them expand their market access to 27000+ PIN codes, diversify their customer base, and solidify their supply chain through Ecom Express.’’

Ecom Express has leveraged various technologies while building the back end to make the portal seamless and convenient for use. The portal is mobile responsive through which sellers can submit requests at their convenience and which is then funneled directly to the right department that handles the request without any manual intervention or re-keying of information. Once the seller is onboarded, they will get direct control over their shipments to manage distribution through a dedicated state-of-the-art dashboard and customer support to get real-time status and closure on their shipments.

The self-service functionality available through self-sign-up will make a positive impact and the company estimate that the portal will enhance around 100% more sign-ups from online sellers and businesses.

Ecom Express named among Best Places to Work by AmbitionBox
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Ecom Express named among Best Places to Work by AmbitionBox

Jul 26, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Co-founder and CEO, #Ecom Express, #Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer, #Saurabh Deep Singla, #T.A. Krishnan

Hyderabad: Ecom Express, a leading technology enabled end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the e-commerce industry has been awarded the Best Places to Work in India in in the country’s first employee choice awards by AmbitionBox, an Info Edge subsidiary and a rapidly growing career advisory platform. Ecom Express was ranked among top 4 Large Internet Companies and top 2 among Tech Startups in the country.

AmbitionBox Best Places to Work in India 2021 Awards recognizes the top companies to work for in India based on reviews and ratings shared by employees who have worked with a particular company during the year 2020. The reviews and ratings capture employee sentiment across key workplace metrics including culture, career growth, compensation, work-life balance, development of skills, work satisfaction and job security.

Commenting on the announcement, T. A. Krishnan, Co-founder and CEO, Ecom Express, said “We are honoured to be among the Best Places to Work in India. As the pace and shape of work has seen a dramatic change in the recent past, earning a spot in the Best Places to Work list is significant. This is a testament to the company’s value-driven and people-centric culture where the most talented and creative minds create a difference every day. I am proud of the diverse group of outstanding individuals we have at Ecom Express and I am heartened that collectively, they likewise recognize and respect the effort that we put into creating a positive and empowering working environment.”

Saurabh Deep Singla, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer, Ecom Express said, “At Ecom Express, we believe that great organizations are built only when its people are inspired and motivated, and therefore we have always aspired to create an inclusive culture and environment that encourages people to be themselves, find, explore, test and share their ideas. This achievement only strengthens our resolve to continue our journey on making Ecom Express one of the Best Places to Work.’’

Ecom Express’ culture is built around its shared iCORP values, which stands for – Integrity, Commitment, Openness, Respect and Passion. These are the pillars upon which the company culture is built and are the fundamental truths that transcend every department and position. The employees hold each other and themselves accountable to these values and guiding principles, for they are the essence of the kind of company that Ecom Express is today and will be in the future.

This achievement further strengthens Ecom Express’ commitment to building a credible and transparent workplace culture for employees, customers, and partners. As an organization dedicated to creating fairer and safer workplaces, Ecom Express is thrilled that employees feel their mission is echoed within organization.

Ecom Express to partner with Government and Medical Bodies to set-up vaccination camps for employees
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Ecom Express to partner with Government and Medical Bodies to set-up vaccination camps for employees….

May 6, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #CEO and Co-founder, #Ecom Express, #T.A. Krishnan

Mumbai: In its endeavour to further its efforts towards employee and community well-being, Ecom Express, a leading tech-enabled end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the Indiane-commerce industry, has announced initiatives for Covid relief, which include setting up of Covid vaccination camps for employees across multiple locations in India. These camps will be organized at Company’s offices and warehouses and beneficiaries will include contractual workforce covering more than 45,000 people.

This will be one of theslew of initiatives taken by the Company this yearin collaboration with the government and local medical bodies. It will be using its own infrastructure besides taking additional spaces across district towns and villages such as schools, community halls, etc. to set-up the vaccination camps. The drive will also be extended to the families of employees and community.

Speaking on the initiative, T.A. Krishnan, CEO and Co-Founder, Ecom Express says, “The health and well-being of our employees are paramount and so is that of their families and people around them. We are encouraging and educating our employees, especially the vulnerable ones for their active participation in this vaccination drive and bringing their family and community to be a part of this programme. We will extend full support to the medical bodies in the logistics and managementof this drive. Our employees at these camps will also be helping citizens who cannot register themselves for the covid-vaccination with the registration process. In furtherance of our support to the cause, we have connected with hospitals and NGOs to provide logistical assistance for transportation of essential items anywhere in the country.’’

The Company has procured oxygen concentrators for employees to avail in case of medical exigencies. The pool of concentrators will be kept at the Company’s facilities for distribution to employees and for their families. An internal emergency response team has been set up to provide information on doctors, ambulance services, lab tests, medical insurance and oxygen supplies for the benefit of employees.

Keeping mental wellness of employees as one of its top priorities, the Company has been organizing frequent webinars and online sessions with experts and counsellors to provide everyone the much-needed mental health conversation and have initiated various employee-engagement programs to keep teams motivated.

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Ecom Express receives US$ 20 Million follow-on investment from CDC Group

Mar 9, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #CDC Group, #Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ecom Express, #Ecom Express, #T.A. Krishnan

CDC Group, the UK Government’s development finance institution and impact investor in South Asia and Africa, today announced that it has closed a US$ 20 Million investment round in Ecom Express, a leading tech-enabled end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the Indian e-commerce industry. This will be CDC’s second round of investment in Ecom Express after its initial investment in December 2019.

CDC’s latest commitment will support Ecom Express in advancing the company’s sustainable development and impact agenda of enhancing skills and boosting job creation in the Indian hinterlands. With the high demands for jobs in India, the country needs to create 8.1 million jobs a year to maintain its employment rate. This investment supports India’s effort as it will enable Ecom Express to create 8,000 new jobs in addition to an initial target of 15,000 roles – prioritising employing women for jobs at delivery centres, fulfilment centres and warehouses across the nation.

Additionally, Ecom Express will be utilizing the equity infusion by CDC Group investments for strategic initiatives such as growth driven capital expenditure, working capital requirements, new business initiatives, expansions, and potential strategic acquisitions/partnerships.

Srini Nagarajan, Managing Director and Head of Asia at CDC, said: “Ecom Express is playing a vital role in enabling e-commerce growth and expanding product reach across India. CDC’s additional investment in the company reflects our support for the company’s pan-India expansion, and a commitment to channelling our patient capital toward a business that aligns with our development, impact, and sustainability goals. Moreover, we are delighted that this investment will further enhance efforts India is making to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals of achieving gender equality and empowerment, and promoting sustainable growth and decent work for all.’’

T. A. Krishnan, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ecom Express said, “We are extremely pleased to have a continued partnership with CDC. This fresh infusion of capital will enable us to further strengthen our network, infrastructure, operations, and technological prowess while assuring support to our next levels of growth. We are looking at a development led impact which includes strengthening our sustainability initiatives, job creation and diversity. In CDC, we have a partner which helps us become socially responsible and contribute to the society at large through these initiatives.”

Ecom Express recently invested USD 11 million (about Rs 80.6 crore) in Bangladesh’s largest third-party e-commerce logistics (3PL) firm, Paperfly. Through this investment, Ecom Express entered Bangladesh marking its maiden venture outside India, after having covered the length and breadth of the country reaching over 1.2 billion people daily.

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Ecom Express enters Bangladesh, fortifies its presence in adjacent markets

Jan 12, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #CEO and Co-founder, #Ecom Express, #T.A. Krishnan

Ecom Express, India’s leading technology-enabled end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the e-commerce industry, has announced a strategic investment worth of USD 11 million in Bangladesh’s largest third-party e-commerce logistics (3PL) firm Paperfly. Through this investment, Ecom Express is entering Bangladesh marking its maiden venture outside India.

After having covered the length and breadth of the country reaching over 1.2 billion people daily, Ecom Express is now looking at expanding into adjacent countries, starting with Bangladesh.

With more than 167 million inhabitants and over 90 million internet users, the e-commerce industry in Bangladesh is emerging and has become one of the fastest-growing markets in the region. The increasing per-capita disposable income has fueled higher consumption from expanding middle classes. Moreover, greater mobile and internet penetration has led consumers to increasingly shop online and expect shorter delivery times.

T.A. Krishnan, CEO and Co-Founder, Ecom Express says, “We see a lot of growth opportunities in adjacent markets and the current investment is one of the many things in the pipeline. We looked at multiple aspects before identifying Bangladesh for our first international venture. The market draws parallel with India in terms of growth and demography and we want to leverage our experience and domain expertise to enable high scalability growth and build a strategic backbone of e-commerce logistics in Bangladesh. Paperfly is quite similar to Ecom Express in its operations and we admire what the company has accomplished in the Bangladesh market. We look forward to enabling Paperfly to unlock new avenues for enhanced third-party logistics and home delivery in the country.”

Founded in 2016 by Shahriar Hasan, Md. Razibul Islam, Rahath Ahmed and Shamsuddin Ahmed, Paperfly is the first homegrown technology-enabled logistics company in Bangladesh and has been able to scale up to the size that it is today in a very short span of time. Covering all 64 districts, the company has the widest delivery network in the country and enables e-commerce platforms with full-fledged delivery and logistics offering and services including last mile delivery, cash on delivery solutions and returns management. The fast growth of Paperfly is a testament to the solid experience and extensive industry expertise of its management team.

The investments will be used by Paperfly towards the transformation of logistics through intelligence-driven automation and data sciences that would enable the company to meet the fast-growing demand for quality e-commerce logistics services in Bangladesh. It will further accelerate the company’s implementation of advanced supply chain and logistics processes, agile solutions in delivery and warehouse management, and other operational facets in the logistics and supply chain.