Ratan Tata invests in mailroom and logistics company Mailit

23 Apr 2021 CW Team

Renowned business leader and philanthropist Ratan Tata has invested in Mailit, a technology driven mailroom management and logistics company. Mailit now plans to launch 500 mailrooms across India in addition to establishing fully mechanised warehouse and distribution centres in the next five years.

Mailit offers courier, cargo, third party logistics (3PL), mailroom management digital solutions and postal services to leading corporates and several blue chip companies in the Tata Group. The company’s strategy focuses on building India’s first digitally Integrated Logistics and Mailroom Solutions (IL&MS) platform, a digital interplay of mailroom management, logistics and distribution that aims to bring consolidation, enhanced efficiency and visibility to a fragmented market place.

The platform helps consolidate the entire value chain bringing end-to-end distribution with real-time visibility, reducing the overall logistics and distribution costs.

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