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Retail Asia08/03/2018

Tmall will this year work with top beauty brands such as Estee Lauder and Lancome to help them surpass RMB 1 billion (US$157.9 million) in annual sales on the platform. The increased focus on the beauty sector will also see Tmall deliver an updated suite of New Retail solutions so that all merchants can better […]

Retail Asia22/01/2018

Alibaba’s Hema supermarket says it will open three stores in the Chinese city of Xian by the end of this year. The offline supermarket’s expansion into the northwestern Chinese city follows an announcement that it will add 30 locations in Beijing by year-end, rapidly expanding its store count in the capital to 35 from the […]

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 Asia29/07/2016

On the way to becoming the world’s largest e-tailing market (US$590 billion in 2015), online shopping in China has become a highly social activity. Wary Chinese consumers don’t swallow advertising at face value and they don’t take vendors at their word – they check the internet for product reviews, swap links to favoured products and […]

Retail Asia22/12/2015

Alibaba Group has struck a deal to buy Hong Kong’s venerable English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post, adding a relatively small but influential content provider as the Chinese eCommerce giant expands into online entertainment and information. The agreement calls for Alibaba to purchase the media assets of Hong Kong-listed SCMP Group for an undisclosed […]

Retail Asia30/06/2015

Chinese language etailing big Alibaba says it’ll launch 11 ‘nation pavilions’ on its Tmall International on-line market to spice up cross-border eCommerce commerce. On the similar time, Alibaba’s group-buying platform, Juhuasuan, is becoming a member of the corporate’s cross-border drive. Alibaba has entered into partnerships with the embassies of 26 nations on advertising and promotion […]

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Tmall taps 10 beauty brands for omnichannel growth

Alibaba’s Hema supermarket chain to open more stores

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

Social Commerce blossoms on mobile Taobao

Why Alibaba bought the South China Morning Post

Alibaba to launch ‘nation pavilions’