08/25/2021 8:36 AM
Clarín.com
Economy
Updated 08/25/2021 8:47 AM
The largest e-commerce company in Latin America,
Mercado Libre announced the purchase of the Brazilian logistics company Kang.
In this way, it seeks to consolidate its position in the region.
The operation, the amount of which is not yet known, reinforces the strategic alliance with Kangu, which offers more than 5,000 shipping and delivery points for sellers and consumers who buy items 'online', of which more than half are in Brazil.
Currently, Kangu operates in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, according to 'Bloomberg'.
Mercado Libre plans to close 2021 with eight distribution centers
, 18 cross-docking centers and more than 100 last-mile centers in Brazil, its main market.
Mercado Libre's director of corporate development, Renato Pereira, explained that during the pandemic, Kangu's auxiliary network
"played an important role in increasing delivery efficiency."
"The agreement will increase the efficiency of operations
and capillarity, while maintaining our focus on delivering to Brazilian clients as quickly as possible," stressed Pereira.
Mercado Libre has developed most of its business internally, although it has also acquired some companies in recent years, such as Axado de Brasil in 2016.
Mercado Libre seeks to accelerate its expansion at the regional level
, within the framework of greater acceptance of electronic commerce by consumers.
Along these lines, he announced that he
plans to hire some 6,000 people this year in Brazil.
In high, Mercado Livre wanted to hire more than 6 thousand people;
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The company already exceeded 10,000 direct employees in Brazil this month, when in January it only had 4,900 in that country.
Thus, with the sum of the new jobs that are projected, the company's staff will consist of 16,000 people by the end of the year.
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