Royal Mail and Alibaba are cooperating further to link Chinese exporters directly to UK online shoppers. They already work together because Royal Mail have a shopfront on Alibaba's Tmall. AliExpress, Alibaba Group's global retail marketplace for consumers, will offer Chinese exporters new Royal Mail shipping solutions. Delivery will be within two weeks. The press release says that both AliExpress merchants in China and online shoppers in the UK will benefit from the new shipping solutions. Upon purchase and selection of the Royal Mail delivery option, items will be airfreighted to the UK to enter Royal Mail's network for quick and reliable delivery through its Tracked 48 or First Class services. Royal Mail will also offer tracking information to merchants on the AliExpress platform by supplying 2D barcode labels for AliExpress shipments.