cross border e-commerce

Retail Asia28/10/2019

Forbes Media has presented the Malcolm S Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award to Alibaba Group founder and partner Jack Ma, hailing his commitment to small businesses in addition to the impact that Alibaba has achieved since its launch 20 years ago. The annual award celebrates an individual who embodies and exemplifies the ideals of entrepreneurship championed […]

Retail Asia07/11/2018

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Alibaba has committed to help import US$200 billion worth of goods from more than 120 countries over the next five years. The company says the move underscores its long-term commitment to globalisation and boosting its efforts to meet the rising demand of Chinese consumers for high-quality international products. However, it could also be construed as […]

Retail Asia15/11/2017

A growing middle class in China that likes shopping for foreign brands is helping drive cross-border e-commerce spending, according to a forecast by research company eMarketer. However, it warns of a growth slowdown ahead. Total cross-border e-commerce sales in China are expected to reach US$100 billion by the end of this year, with the average […]

Retail Asia20/04/2017

The Chinese government has issued updated guidance on rules for cross-border e-commerce in the world’s second-largest economy, giving stakeholders much-needed clarity on potential changes in policy that have hung over the sector for the past year. China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on March 17 that overseas goods purchased online and distributed through […]

Retail Asia29/01/2016

China’s total retail consumption will jump 50 per cent to $6.5 trillion by 2020, with online transactions accounting for half of that growth, according to new research. Seventy per cent of those e-tail purchases will be conducted via mobile devices. Over that same five-year period, cross-border eCommerce will have grown so high – to $152.1 […]

Retail Asia25/07/2015

Cross border e-commerce is gaining traction worldwide, partly because of rising business from China. Despite the rise in global players, US online retailer Amazon is not afraid of the competition. Amazon has felt the wind of late comers. Alibaba has brought the war onto Amazon’s home turf, recruiting small US businesses to join its sales […]

Tag: cross border e-commerce

Jack Ma Explains the key to Alibaba’s success

Alibaba promises US$200 billion global sourcing plan

Middle class driving Chinese cross-border e-commerce

China’s new cross-border e-commerce rules explained

China retail consumption to jump 50%

E-commerce market in China is big enough for multiple players