This is the second part of a three-part series on e-commerce companies’ exploration and collaboration with the manufacturing industry. Read part 1 here. You can download the full eBook here. E-commerce giants are speeding up their deployment of factories. C2M, or customer to the manufacturer, is the direct connection between the customer and the manufacturing […]
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China B2B Market Insights 2016
Overseas new users increased rapidly on Alibaba.com in 2015, particularly in Europe, America, and the Middle East. Domestic merchants on 1688.com spent much time online and CXT users spent 47 hours on average in receiving their first orders in 2015 according to Alibaba. Alibaba is predicted to keep growth in sales and users in 2016.
B2B Platform Alibaba.com Integrated with Online Payment
Alibaba.com, Alibaba’s B2B international platform, has officially transformed into online trade platform, which will change the traditional trade model (online inquiry & offline payment).
Alibaba Bringing South Korea Suppliers to Chinese Sellers
1688.com, the largest online B2B website under Alibaba Group and sourcing destinations of many Taobao sellers, is opening up to foreign suppliers with the addition of twenty four South Korean brands through Alibaba’s Direct From Overseas Markets program.
10 Charts to Tell You Almost Everything About Alibaba Group: China’s E-commerce Empire
Alibaba Group is the largest online and mobile commerce company in the world in terms of gross merchandise volume (GMV) in 2013, according to the IDC GMV Report. They operate their ecosystem as a platform for third parties, and they do not engage in direct sales, compete with their merchants or hold inventory.
Alibaba B2B Transaction Reaching USD 50M per Day in 2013
Alibaba vice president revealed in public that Alibaba B2B platform 1688.com achieved daily transaction of 300 million yuan (USD 49.1 million) after a year’s transition to online wholesale transaction platform.
1688.com Suppliers Integrated in Taobao Search
Alibaba has connected its B2B platform 1688.com with its C2C platform Taobao. Last September, Alibaba integrated 1688 accounts with Taobao ones. Now, Alibaba integrated 1688 suppliers and wholesalers information in Taobao search results. For example, if you search “steel” in Taobao, you can get 4 products displayed in the search results, with company name, location […]
Alibaba B2B Single Day Transaction Broke USD 679 Million
1688.com, Alibaba’s domestic B2B platform in China, announced on September 5 2013, that the total amount of online transaction on September 4 2013 broke 4.19 billion yuan (USD 679 million). A new record in global B2B market. On September 4, 2013, 230,000 sellers on 1688 made 2.52 million transactions, online transaction in single day mounted […]