02Oct18

Aliexpress in Russia. Will China digitalise Russia?

Alibaba offered the tech world a double-whammy in the last fortnight, first with the ceremonial passing of the torch from chairman Jack Ma in a heartfelt open letter, then with the unexpected signing of a joint venture arrangement with Russia’s leading tech player a week afterwards. The deal w...

08Sep18

China’s Cross Border E-commerce Platform Xiaohongshu – Ashley Talks 103

China's Cross Border E-commerce Platform Xiaohongshu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjpqF4-RHL0 Xiaohongshu ( Little Red Book, or simply RED) is a fast-growing social media and e-commerce platform in China. Xiaohongshu is a perfect choice for overseas brands that want to dip their toe int...

21Jun18

China Leaps into the Brave New World of ‘New Retail’

Alibaba is playing a key role changing the face of retail in China and, probably, the rest of the world. During November’s Double 11 Global Shopping Festival, or Single’s Day, Alibaba set a record in total gross merchandise volumes. The amount of GMV processed by Alipay, which is part of t...

14Jun18

Alipay vs Wechat Pay: Mobile Payment Giants Driving China’s Cashless Transformation

China is leading the globe’s cashless trend with its ubiquitous mobile payments. According to Xinhua, the mobile payment market reached RMB 81 trillion (US$12.77 trillion) as of October 2017. Tencent’s WeChat Pay and Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial’s Alipay account for 90% of the industry. The...

24May18

How Alibaba’s ‘new retail’ is changing the future of retail in China and the world

At Alibaba’s 2016 Computing Conference, Jack Ma focused his speech on five areas that are being transformed by technology. The list included new finance, new manufacturing, new technology and new energy with new retail at the center. Alibaba wants to use data and technology to transform retail, i...

14May18

Better Shopping Experience: How Big Data, AI And AR Empower New Retail in China & Beyond

ALIBABA founder Jack Ma brought up the concept of New Retail at the 7th Alibaba Computing Conference 2016. New Retail aims to merge online and offline retail, and use adequate information and Big Data technology to enhance customers’ shopping experience. New Retail – backed by technology and Big...

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