Alibaba-owned Tmall debuts luxury channel via shoppable live-streamed catwalk...
Alibaba’s Tmall has partnered with Chinese flash sale brand Mei.com to create a new channel, the Tmall Luxury Flash Sales Channel.The launch was promoted via a celebrity-heavy catwalk event that was...
View ArticleASOS pulls local China offering after less than 3 years
ASOS has decided to pull out of running a dedicated China business, less than three years after it launched into the market.According to the Guardian, ASOS spent £10m trying to make a mark in China,...
View ArticleAlibaba eyes Southeast Asia ecommerce growth, taking a majority stake in Lazada
Alibaba has acquired a majority stake in Southeast Asia-based ecommerce platform Lazada, stating that it expects to see strong growth in the region.The transaction values Lazada at around $1.5 billion...
View ArticleAlibaba courts Australian brands for their organic and nutritional reputation
Alibaba has announced that it will open its first Australian office to better serve its partners based in Australia and New Zealand.It made the announcement this week as it invited over 190 Australian...
View ArticleAlibaba invests in three ecommerce disruptors via its Hong Kong Entrepreneurs...
Alibaba has invested in three startups in Hong Kong, via its non-for-profit Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund.The small investments are the first since the company set up the fund in November 2015, which...
View ArticleCounterintelligence expert speaks up about Alibaba, online fakes and corruption
Alibaba has found itself in a series of negative situations over the past month, a surprising backlash from its acceptance as a member of the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition (IACC).Key...
View ArticleAlibaba invests in AI ecommerce search platform Twiggle
Alibaba has become the latest to invest in artificial intelligence ecommerce startup Twiggle, adding to its recent spate of headline-grabbing investments.Twiggle is an AI platform that uses data and...
View ArticleAmazon’s Prime Day to return 12 July to sweeten the deal for subscribers
E-tailer Amazon is looking to incite excitement with the announcement that it will be holding its second annual Prime day 12 July.The promotion will see over 100,000 discounts made for Prime members,...
View ArticlePinterest absorbs another startup intent on building a shoppable network
Pinterest is intent on becoming the go-to place for discoverable shopping having acquihired another startup called Math Camp.Back in June, the company acquired Tote, experts in influencer shopping. Now...
View ArticleWith 90% of sales still in bricks and mortar retailers that don’t invest...
While ecommerce and online shopping continues to grow in spades, the majority of sales in the UK still take place in bricks and mortar stores and those retailers that aren’t investing in physical...
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