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China Online Shopping in Rural Areas Outpaced Those in Cities

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Growth in online shopping in counties and villages in China has outpaced those in cities, becoming a new engine that is further driving China’s domestic consumption, according to research from Alibaba Group. It said in its first county-level economy and e-commerce forum in its headquarters in Hangzhou on Thursday that the overall online shopping market […]

Alibaba v.s. Amazon: Who’s Making More Money?

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Morningstar puts Alibaba’s equity value at $220 billion and expects the Chinese e-commerce giant’s IPO to raise $26 billion. Alibaba is China’s e-commerce giant, in many sectors including B2B, B2C and C2C on both mobile and PC online shopping. Is Alibaba generating more revenue than Amazon? Let’s take a look:

Alibaba Connecting Online and Offline with 2D Code Strategy

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Alibaba announced a new 2D code strategy called ‘Ma Shang Tao’ last week. It will become a significant part of company’s “cloud+ terminal” strategy. Alibaba chief operating officer Zhang Yong said, “Any code would become a terminal and it is no longer just a simple business card but more services and content.”. This 2D code […]

China Mobile Maps Market Overview

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The top three mobile maps in China are Baidu Maps, Baidu Navigation and Google Maps, according to a survey conducted by Chinese research company iResearch.

China’s Top 100 Best E-Commerce Cities

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Alibaba Ali Institute and Chinese Academy of Information Technology jointly started “E-Commerce Development Index” research in 2010. This year, Ali Institute studies 294 cities and released “China’s Top 100 Best E-Commerce Cities 2013” report.

Is Alibaba’s Evaluation Too High?

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Word said that Alibaba’s evaluation grew 9.8% because of the Q4 good financial performance in 2013. According to Bloomberg’s data, Alibaba’s evaluation reached $168 billion, in that way, Alibaba would surpass Amazon’s market value. Carlos Kirjner, Sanford Bernstein’s analyst, claimed that Alibaba’s evaluation was too conservative and suggested to increase Alibaba Group’s evaluation to $245 billion.

Alibaba Makes A Strategic Investment of $1.22 Bn In Youku & Tudou

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Youku and Tudou officially announced that Alibaba and Yunfeng Capital (founded by Jack Ma and Yu Feng who is board director of Huayi Brothers) purchased Youku and Tudou’s A shares with $1.22 billion, Alibaba will hold 16.5% and Yufeng Capital holds 2%. Besides, Alibaba will appoint CEO Lu Zhaoxi as one of the board director […]

Alibaba To Acquire AutoNavi Completely Fuels Turf War Over Map Data

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AutoNavi is almost sure to become food on Alibaba’s plate. According to latest news, the two companies has already nailed an acquisition agreement, meaning that Alibaba will acquire the remaining 72% of AutoNavi’s stake, with an evaluation of around $1.5 billion, up more than 40% from last May when Alibaba first bought AutoNavi’s shares. At […]

Tmall Reposition To Target Tier One Cities

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On April 16, Wang Yulei (CEO of Tmall) said during an interview that Alibaba decided to reposition Tmall and separate it from Taobao. That is, Tmall targets at fashionista in tier one and tier two cities, and Taobao targets at all levels of consumers.

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