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Kakao Mobility (CEO Alex Ryu) announced on the 11th that it has partnered with logistics specialist Samyang Logistics (CEO Gyeong Cheol Park) to build optimized fulfillment solutions for small and medium-sized e-commerce businesses, promoting mutual growth. Through this partnership, the companies aim to support the logistics competitiveness of small e-commerce operators by establishing a fulfillment system with enhanced last-mile capabilities.
On November 5, Kakao Mobility and Samyang Logistics signed an agreement titled “Fulfillment Competitiveness Enhancement and Mutual Cooperation” at Kakao Mobility’s headquarters in Pangyo. Combining Kakao T’s same-day delivery infrastructure with Samyang Logistics’ logistics expertise, both companies are committed to building a logistics ecosystem that enables small and medium-sized businesses to compete effectively in the fast-evolving e-commerce landscape.
Fulfillment involves managing all aspects of product delivery, from receiving goods to packaging, shipping, inventory management, and final dispatch. The “last mile”—the final step of delivering goods to customers—has become increasingly important. Kakao T Same-Day Delivery, a B2B same-day and dawn delivery service, offers reliable and convenient solutions, including logistics management, monitoring, and optimized routing through Kakao’s ICT technology. It helps small e-commerce businesses strengthen their last-mile capabilities without additional infrastructure investment.
This agreement enables Kakao Mobility to integrate Samyang Logistics’ transportation resources and Micro Fulfillment Centers (MFC) with its infrastructure. By year-end, Kakao T Same-Day Delivery will expand its service area from Seoul and parts of Gyeonggi Province to the entire metropolitan area, enhancing last-mile service coverage. Samyang Logistics, leveraging Kakao Mobility’s supply chain, will be able to offer same-day and dawn delivery to customers requiring quick deliveries.
Taehyun Kim, Team Leader of Kakao Mobility’s Agent Business Division, stated, “This partnership provides small e-commerce businesses with the foundation to improve logistics efficiency and customer satisfaction. We will continue to build a logistics ecosystem that supports small business growth through technology and operational expertise in collaboration with various partners.”
Josh Kang, Head of Strategic Planning at Samyang Logistics, added, “This agreement allows us to use Kakao Mobility’s supply chain to reliably deliver Kakao T Same-Day Delivery services to our clients. We look forward to maintaining our collaborative relationship to expand our 3PL services.”
Kakao Mobility collaborates with firms experienced in fulfillment operations, IT solutions, and logistics automation to advance Kakao T Same-Day Delivery services. The company also connects with small businesses through its partner network, promoting growth in the e-commerce sector. Since last year, Kakao Mobility has partnered with global e-commerce platform Cafe24, offering Kakao T Same-Day Delivery infrastructure to over 2 million small online retailers, enhancing their sales competitiveness and sustainability.
Pangyo Techno Valley is a global integrated R&D hub focused on IT, BT, CT, and NT, integrating Research (R), People (P), Information (I), and Trade (T). As Gyeonggi-do’s representative innovation cluster, Pangyo Techno Valley was established to secure national new growth drivers such as technological innovation, human resource development, job creation, and enhancing international business competitiveness. As of 2023, 1,666 companies employ 78,751 people, and it has positioned itself as the most innovative hub in South Korea, with sales amounting to 167.7 trillion KRW (125.5 billion USD).
Furthermore, the Techno Valley Innovation Division of the Gyeonggi-do Business & Science Accelerator (GBSA) holds monthly events such as the Pangyo Evening Meet-Up, Pan-Pan Day, and the Pangyo Startup Investment Exchange “In-Best Pangyo” to maximize the value of Pangyo Techno Valley. They also support the Pangyo Overseas Promotion Program, which publicizes information about Pangyo’s companies, products, and services to domestic and foreign investors and the media, thereby facilitating foreign investment.
