A delivery driver for Ele.me, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's food-delivery platform in Shanghai, China, on March 6. — Bloomberg
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s parcel and meal delivery arms have returned to pre-coronavirus outbreak staffing levels, the latest example of how China’s largest corporations are getting back to work after Beijing’s entreaty to safeguard economic growth.
Cainiao, of which Alibaba owns more than 60%, is again at full strength after a few weeks during which the epidemic disrupted transport and held up shipments. Meal delivery unit Ele.me and grocery chain Freshippo are also back at full strength and operating at "full capabilities” at present, an Alibaba spokeswoman said.
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