One Easy Stop receives investment to expand its logistics model

The current events that the world is going through and the growth of electronic commerce meant an engine that propelled the logistics sector to its next level. Furthermore, the size of the global supply chain management market is projected to grow from US$28.9 billion in 2022 to US$45.2 billion by 2027, according to a report published by MarketsandMarkets. However, this growth also meant a series of challenges for companies in the sector, on the ability to understand the new needs of the market and the ability to adapt to technological changes.

(Logistics, a sector that is 100% committed to digitization).

Something that the Colombian logistics company One Easy Stop was able to understand very well, which, within its business, has been promoting the development of different innovative models within the sector such as ‘fulfillment’ or logistics points and its added value is the development of a software that brings together different logistics companies, factors that allowed it not only to grow 35% in one year, but also to be able to receive capital of US$8 million from private investors, to carry out its expansion plan and its purpose of reaching markets such as Brazil, Mexico or India this year.

This is part of a plan that began in 2022 with its entry into the United States, where, after sealing an alliance with IDT Corporation, they hope to open more than 4,000 points, which will begin operations, some of them at the end of April this year. anus.

María Blum, co-founder and CEO of One Easy Stopensures that each of the markets they enter does so under an analysis of the high rates of import and export of merchandise in these countries.

“It is indisputable that in recent years Brazil and Mexico have become the two powers of electronic commerce in the region and this, of course, has boosted the logistics industry. In addition, it should be noted that with the technologies they allowed the appearance of different models such as international lockers, ‘fulfillment’ or even dropshipping, which have been a gateway to import, export and market products of different nationalities in other countries” , Blum emphasized.

(Excess regulations are crossed in the advance of ‘nearshoring’).

And it is that according to the German statistics portal Statista, Latin America is home to approximately 300 million digital buyers, a figure that is expected to grow more than 20% by 2025. In addition, this medium points out in another of its reports that at a regional level, Brazil and Mexico compete to be the center of attention of this industry, representing 31% and 28% of the e-commerce market in all of Latin America, respectively.

The interesting thing is that One Easy Stopis not a company dedicated purely to logistics with offices in Colombia, London and Portugal, but can be considered as a logtech, since they have stood out in the market thanks to the creation of software that brings together various companies shipments and allows, based on the destination of shipment and reception, and the weight of the merchandise, to make a price comparison between the different companies.

Currently, users in Colombia have the option to select between allies such as TCC, DHL, Fedex, Inter Rapidisimo, among many others, while in the United States, they can find options such as Redpack (Mexico), Liberty Express and Zoom (Venezuela) or Courier Cup (Central America).

“In this way, our entry into these markets will seek to sustain itself under this model that we developed based on the use of technologies and create new alliances that use the large companies of these countries. Our true purpose is to be a source of growth for the industry, and to be a solution for millions of companies or entrepreneurs, whose biggest challenge is usually that of logistics”Blum said.

In Colombia, according to a survey carried out by the National Planning Department (DNP), a company can allocate an average of 13.5% of its income to logistics costs. Seeking to reduce these costs, this Colombian company hopes to double both its growth and the number of shipments this year, with a model and an expansion that reveals itself as a very promising act for the future of the industry.