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Alibaba, a renowned Chinese multinational conglomerate, recently unveiled a new name for its popular food delivery service, previously known as Ele.me. This rebranding, which transforms Ele.me into Taobao Instant Commerce, marks a significant shift in the…
Taobao, the renowned online shopping platform under Alibaba Group, is witnessing an impressive surge in user registrations in Thailand following the launch of a localized version tailored for this vibrant market. According to reports from Alibaba…
Alibaba Group’s marketplace Taobao Deals launched a 10-Yuan Store this week for China’s bargain hunters seeking daily necessities. Goods are priced below RMB10 (US$1.57) each at the digital stores, which are similar in concept to dollar stores in the US or…
Alibaba Group’s online marketplace Taobao this week rolled out a new version of the shopping app that’s more accessible for senior users. Piloted ahead of China’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, Taobao’s “senior mode” features larger text and icons,…
Taiwan on Monday gave the domestic branch of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s e-commerce site Taobao six months to re-register as a Chinese investment rather than a foreign one, or leave, in the government’s latest shot against Chinese firms. Amid growing…
Chinese social commerce platform Taobao has inaugurated a new rating system to reward deserving young creators and small enterprises with broader market exposure on the fifth anniversary of the firm’s Taobao Maker Festival. The exposure is designed to bring…
Alibaba Group’s live streaming channel Taobao Live wants to attract more than 200,000 businesses to its platform this year. The firm hopes brick-and-mortar retailers such as traditional wholesale markets will enhance the shopping experience of customers with…
Alibaba Group will launch a Taobao retail store at Mytown Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur. The new outlet is opening in partnership with Mytown and local retailer Lumahgo New Retail, and follows the brand’s first Southeast Asian store in Singapore’s Funan…
Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao has kicked off its fourth Taobao Maker Festival. The signature offline event within the Alibaba ecosystem celebrates the maker spirit of China’s young entrepreneurs. The event continues to expand in scale, with this year’s…
Taobao has teamed up with local retailers to launch a brick-and-mortar, multi-label store to host independent clothing brands that sell on the Alibaba Group-owned online marketplace. Piloting at the Hangzhou Kerry Center shopping mall, the “Taostyle” store…
Taobao will leverage its livestreaming technology to help incubate 1,000 key opinion leaders in China’s countryside in an effort to boost rural development. By helping farmers go online, Taobao aims to enable farmers to find new markets and customers from…
Alibaba’s e-commerce platform Taobao has launched its home-and-living channel, Jiyoujia in Singapore. Marking the brand’s first foray into an overseas market, products are on show at Taobao Home store at NomadX store. “Singapore is an important market for…
Alibaba Group sales soared 41 per cent in the December quarter as its customer based neared 700 million. The Chinese company’s turnover for the three months reached US$17.057 billion and its net income attributable to shareholders $4.807 billion. “Our…
E-commerce giant Alibaba has developed new technology to make it possible for blind and partially sighted people to shop online, according to an article on Alibaba’s news site Alizila. Alibaba plans to launch Smart Touch, an affordable silicone sheet that…
Chinese online retailer Taobao is endorsing a spin-off physical store in Malaysia. The 5000sqft Taobao Selection store in Kuala Lumpur’s Viva Home Shopping Mall is the first in Southeast Asia, opening in collaboration between local operator Lumahgo, Taobao…
Starbucks launched its first virtual store in China powered by technology from Alibaba Group, providing a unified, one-stop digital experience across the Starbucks app and mobile apps within the Alibaba ecosystem, including Taobao, Tmall, and Alipay. The…
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