TheNewGate opens Singapore subsidiary and local warehouse for cross-border e-commerce
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Japanese cross-border e-commerce support firm TheNewGate has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, TheNewGate Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., in Singapore and opened a local warehouse to provide local fulfillment services for Shopee sellers. The facility will handle storage and reshipment of goods, including cancelled/returned items, to reduce cross-border logistics costs for small Japanese exporters.
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