Products from well-known US brands like Sephora, Victoria's Secret, Lacoste, Nike, Adidas and Coach will be shipped to Vietnamese customers more quickly and conveniently than ever.
CEO Chien Pham talks about US Express, an e-commerce business that purchases and ships goods from the US to Vietnam (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Products from well-known US brands like Sephora,Victoria's Secret, Lacoste, Nike, Adidas and Coach will be shipped toVietnamese customers more quickly and conveniently than ever.
US Express, an e-commerce business specialising in purchasing and shippinggoods from the US to Vietnam, launched on April 18 in Hanoi.
It announced a system to connect users with Nordstrom Rack and HauteLook, twoof the world’s biggest sellers of discounted authentic products.
The US is the birthplace of many brands known and loved by consumers around theworld, including in Vietnam. However, prices and shipping time remainobstacles for Vietnamese consumers, with many US websites blocking access orcharging membership fees, according to Chien Pham, CEO of US Express. He alsosaid payment and shipping can be quite complicated when buying from overseas.
“Embracing the desire to help Vietnamese consumers purchase US goods easilyfrom home, US Express was born to improve the cross-border e-commerce marketwith hi-tech solutions on an automated platform,” Pham said. “With a few simpleclicks, Vietnamese consumers can now easily buy the products they love, payautomatically and follow the shipping process through our site.”
US Express is connected with Amazon, the world’s leading player in e-commercewith more than 400 million products in different categories. It is alsoconnected to Costco, the largest warehouse in the US that only providesservices to members.
“US Express focuses on technology development and now has connected to six USe-commerce platforms already,” Pham said. “Moreover, we have warehouses andoffices and are working to become the leading cross-border e-commerce platformin Vietnam.” – VNS/VNA
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