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On Monday, AliExpress, Alibaba’s subsidiary, was slapped with a record-breaking €550 million (US$629 million) fine by the European Union for its failure to address sales of illegal, dangerous and counterfeit items on its platform. This penalty is considered…
In response to heightened scrutiny by the European Union (EU), Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress has announced enhanced measures to ensure compliance with the bloc’s regulations. This move comes as the EU intensifies its focus on rapidly expanding online…
AliExpress, the popular Chinese online retail platform, recently played a pivotal role in a successful crackdown on counterfeit bike products. Collaborating with Chinese law enforcement officers, the joint operation resulted in the seizure of fraudulent…
AliExpress, a renowned e-commerce platform, recently announced a strategic alliance with Homart Group, a prominent Australian health and wellness manufacturer. This collaboration seeks to enhance AliExpress’s local product offerings through the inclusion of…
AliExpress, the online marketplace under the Alibaba Group, has expelled a China-based merchant who was selling dolls with childlike features intended for sexual use. This move followed a Reuters inquiry into whether the sale of these products adhered to the…
The global winter sports gear market continues to boom in 2022 thanks to the thrilling Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and the rising popularity of winter sports around the world. Sales data from AliExpress, a global retail online marketplace under the Alibaba…
AliExpress is Alibaba’s cross-border e-commerce platform, which facilitates trade and brings sellers and buyers together. AliExpress does not sell directly, but provides a platform for safe transactions between sellers and buyers. AliExpress was founded in…
Alibaba Group’s global online marketplace AliExpress is to offer free return and refund for participating categories across eight countries. Buyers in main areas of eight pilot countries including Russia, France, Germany, Spain, the UK, the US, Canada, and…
Alibaba has opened its platform to enable US businesses to sell their products to millions of Alibaba.com buyers in the US and around the globe. The nearly 30 million small and medium-sized businesses in the US – especially manufacturers, wholesalers, and…
Alibaba Group has formed a US$2 billion joint venture AliExpress Russia to create a major e-commerce venture in the Russian-speaking market. Alibaba and the Russian government-backed RDIF sovereign wealth fund will each invest US$100 million in the venture…
E-commerce sites or apps available for download in India must have a registered business entity in the country, according to latest draft e-commerce policy, which also proposes regulation of cross-border flow of data collected by sector players in India.…
Ever since the first Singles’ Day or 11.11 sale began in China in 2009, every year, there would be plenty of commentary explaining the phenomenon to an international audience. This doesn’t appear to be necessary any more. In its tenth edition, the event has…
South Koreans are spending more at Chinese online stores, according to credit-card spending data. Purchase records from November 1-26, compiled by the big data centre at Shinhan Card, showed a 9.8 per cent increase from last year in the value of goods bought…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has signed an agreement with the Belgium government to launch an e-commerce trade hub, which will include investments in logistics infrastructure. The project is part of Alibaba’s Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP), and Belgium…
Spanish department store operator El Corte Ingles is to open a flagship store on Alibaba’s Tmall as part of a broad collaborative approach to reaching Chinese consumers. In a wide-ranging agreement, El Corte Ingles and Alibaba will enable a raft of Spanish…
In his final letter to shareholders, Alibaba founder and executive chairman Jack Ma made a case for globalisation despite recent uncertainties in US-China trade relations, consumer trends, stock markets and the manufacturing industry. This is the third time…
