TMTPOST — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. expanded its e-commerce infrastructure on Monday by launching Tmall Supermarket services in Hong Kong, offering next-day delivery options to capture local demand during the ongoing 618 mid-year shopping festival. Ding Zhencai, General Manager of Taobao’s Hong Kong operations, confirmed the initial localized rollout encompasses a diverse catalog exceeding 80,000 items, spanning food, household care, pet provisions, and maternal supplies. Under the newly established fulfillment timeline, consumer orders finalized before 16:00 will receive next-day delivery, while transactions completed after the cutoff mark will arrive on the following day. E-commerce analysts view this cross-border integration as an operational escalation within the highly competitive Greater Bay Area. By leveraging optimized logistics corridors, Alibaba aims to bypass conventional customs aggregation delays, providing a frictionless pipeline for mainland retail brands directly to Hong Kong households without necessitating physical store footprints.