Going “E-Direct” Cross-Border China E-Commerce Strategies August 20, 2014 by Julia Q.Zhu 0 comments 1797 viewson Alibaba, Cross-border E-commerce, E-Commerce, Insights, Strategy Australian small business owners can now sell directly in China using e-commerce without holding any inventory within China, hiring local staff, or even establishing a local Chinese entity. This is the result of a new arrangement between Australia Post and Alibaba’s Tmall Global. Australia Post is helping to facilitate e-commerce sales of products such as …
China B2C E-commerce Reaches New Heights in Q1 2014 July 18, 2014 by Julia Q.Zhu 0 comments 2521 viewson Alibaba, Data, E-Commerce By Cindy L. The total value of retail E-commerce transactions in China was estimated to be 456.4 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2014, with the share of B2C transactions continuously expanding. Specifically, B2C transaction value reached 182.1 billion yuan – growing by 44.6% compared with the same period of 2013 – and accounted …
Alibaba ecommerce maintained its leading position on the mobile end April 7, 2014 by Julia Q.Zhu 0 comments 1541 viewson Alibaba, Data, E-Commerce, Mobile Commerce In 2013, China’s mobile commerce (m-commerce) sales reached 167.6 billion Chinese Yuan. Alibaba maintained its leading position on the mobile end. Its Taobao and Tmall accounted for 76.1% of total m-commerce sales. Runner-up JD comprised 5.2% of the transaction share. Tencent came in third place accounting for 1.5% of the transaction share.
Tmall International Opens Doors for Cross-border E-commerce April 2, 2014 by Julia Q.Zhu 0 comments 6087 viewson Alibaba, Cross-border E-commerce, E-Commerce, Insights Chinese consumers’ appetite for quality and less extensive branded products overseas has increased rapidly in recent years. According to Alibaba, the market size of cross-border shopping (which mostly involves purchasing products outside mainland China through agents on online marketplace like Taobao or other websites) surpassed 70 billion Chinese yuan in 2013. Eyeing the rising demand and market potential, Alibaba launched Tmall International(天猫国际), which aims to …
Alipay dominates China mobile payment transactions March 18, 2014 by Julia Q.Zhu 0 comments 2484 viewson Alibaba, Data, E-Commerce, Mobile Commerce As 2014 is the year that Chinese e-commerce ‘goes mobile’, Mobile payment will undoubtedly be one of the hottest payment trends in China this year. In Q3 2013, the total mobile payment transaction volume came close to 300 billion RMB. Alipay, which is equivalent to PayPal in the US, dominates China’s mobile payment market by accounting for …
Alibaba IPO explained: Expect multiple public offerings from China’s e-commerce giant November 25, 2013 by Julia Q.Zhu 0 comments 879 viewson Alibaba, E-Commerce, Insights Industry insiders expect Alibaba Group’s multi-billion-dollar IPO to be announced imminently — some rumors point to a Q4 2013 listing — but those expecting the entirety of Alibaba to list all at once should rethink their stance. Given the complexity of the company’s business, the future of Alibaba is much more intricate than simply exiting via a …
Alibaba Group’s Changing Organizational Structure May 28, 2013 by Julia Q.Zhu 3 comments 18239 viewson Alibaba, E-Commerce, Featured Alibaba group was originally comprised of 5 subsidiaries including Alibaba B2B Operations (Alibaba.com), Taobao, Alipay, Alibaba Cloud Computing and Yahoo! China. Since 2011, Alibaba group has made three major changes to reorganize its organizational structure. In 2011, Alibaba Group reorganized Taobao into three separate companies – Tmall.com, Taobao Marketplace and eTao – to better adapt to China’s fast-growing B2C market for e-commerce …
Alibaba History & Milestones May 1, 2013 by Julia Q.Zhu 1 comment 4746 viewson Alibaba, Data, E-Commerce Alibaba History & Milestones 1999 Alibaba Group is officially established by its 18 founders, led by Jack Ma, working out of a Hangzhou apartment. 1999-2000 Alibaba Group raises US$25 million from Softbank, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, and other institutions. 2002 Alibaba.com becomes profitable. 2003 Consumer e-commerce website Taobao is founded, again in Jack Ma’s apartment. Online …
