1Bridge And Mahindra Join Hands For Last-Mile Delivery In Rural India
The country’s leading third-party logistics (3PL) solutions provider Mahindra Logistics Ltd. (MLL) has signed an MoU with Bengaluru-based, 1Bridge to work together on last-mile delivery & distribution of products in rural India. 1Bridge is one of India’s largest village commerce networks. Mahindra specializes in supply chain management and serves customers across various industries while 1Bridge connects the supply side of the value chain, i.e., industry stakeholders within the Consumer Goods, E-commerce, Fintech, etc. to the demand side of the chain.
As a part of the partnership, the 2 firms have begun pilot projects in Karnataka, Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu on deliveries of consumer/home appliances and groceries. The firms intend to build an efficient last-mile delivery capability covering over 100,000 villages in India, in the next 3 years.