The Alibaba Group on Tuesday opened its first business operation center in the city of Jinhua in East China's Zhejiang province.

The center functions as an offline service outlet of Alibaba's e-commerce platforms, which will help accelerate the docking of factories and enterprises with the platforms, the company said.

It will provide one-stop services, including online store applications, operational training, and business docking for clients.

Alibaba said it plans to set up more business operation centers in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Fujian, and other provinces with advanced manufacturing industries.