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kind integrated capability that enables                                visibility from start to delivery of the
        retail businesses to achieve profitability                             package, sets us apart from the rest."
        in their last-mile logistics. This state-                                Features like e-pod, customer
        of-the-art feature, integrated with our                                depository of invoices and shipping are
        real-world-ready dispatch management                                   new features to experience in the B2B
        platform, enables retailers to ease their                              logistics industry, adds Singh. "India’s
        current delivery load by incentivising the                             logistics industry is yet to find its full
        end customer to choose specific slots for                              potential, and I think there is enough
        their deliveries."                                                     space for all of us to operate and create
           "2022 has been a year of change,                                    our own niche.  As an environment-
        learning and growth for us," says                                      conscious approach, we at MOVIN
        Deepak Tiwari, COO, KSH Logistics.                                     follow a completely digitised customer
        "This year we opened a new multi-client                                onboarding process which is one of its
        facility warehouse in Bhiwandi that is                                 kind in India’s B2B logistics space.”
        spread across 1 lakh sq ft area. This has   Porter has 2,000 EVs         Sarang of iThink echoes Singh's
        a capacity of over 3,000 pallet positions   operating across five      views when she says competition and
        racked and ground storage is well        cities and this number        more players is, indeed, a very positive
        equipped with modern infrastructure        will only increase.         trend. "More players entering third-party
        and provides real-time visibility of                                   logistics means there are more and more
        the supply chain along with complete         Uttam Digga               sellers starting their online businesses.
        integration of WMS & TMS solutions                Porter               It makes the market landscape more
        with clients’ ERP systems.                                             competitive and also gives the seller
           “With this expansion, KSH Logistics   solutions for businesses of all sizes and   power to choose. At the same time,
        has expanded its MCF business to two   we intend to extend these services to tier-  it also pushes all the 3PL parties to
        key markets of Pune and Mumbai and   2 and tier-3 cities across the country."  improve the product and offer newer and
        has taken its current capacity to over                                 more services other than just tracking
        300,000 sq.feet of warehousing space   Competition, more players, solutions  and getting the product delivered."
        with a capacity of over 5,000 pallet   Singh of MOVIN believes every new   The key thing to note here is that the
        positions. Over the next 12 months,   business brings something unique to   logistics market itself is still very large
        the company plans on expanding its   the market, "and we are confident that   and fragmented, says Digga. "Porter
        MCF network to six cities and take up   our offerings are different from the   started as a way to fill the gap and create
        the total area to 700,000 square feet   other brands currently in the logistics   a matchmaking platform which could
        with over 10,000 pallet positions and   space. Our guaranteed day & time   set the standard for Indian logistics. And
        ground storage. Through our asset-light,   definite services backed by best-in-class   even after eight years of work, we have
        plug-and-play and pay-per-use models,   operational technology and customer   managed to penetrate the market only
        we are able to provide flexi-capacity   experience, which includes complete   within a single-digit percentage. I expect
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