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Real Madrid, the world’s leading sports club and Tmall Global, an overseas platform and an extension of Alibaba Group’s B2C Tmall.com business in China, jointly announced today the launch of the official online Real Madrid store (https://realmadrid.tmall.hk)…
SMCP Group sales soared last year, reflecting the strength of the affordable luxury category and successful expansion in Asia. The French fashion retailer achieved 16.4 per cent growth in sales to €786 million (US$844 million) last year. SMCP stands for its…
Revenue plunged by 21.5 per cent for jeweller Luk Fook Holdings (International) to reach HK$5.5 billion (US$709 million) for the six months to September 30. Its interim results also show a drop of 31.5 per cent in overall same-store sales for the period.…
South Korean cosmetics developer/manufacturer Cosmax Inc is to run an online flagship store on China’s Tmall.com. It has signed an agreement with online retail giant Alibaba Group Holding to establish the eCommerce platform to distribute Korean beauty…
An inaugural 9.9 Alibaba Global Wine & Spirits Festival will be held next week through Tmall.com. Alibaba Group will bring 100,000 international wines, cognacs, whiskeys and other beverages from 50 countries to Chinese consumers through Tmall.com. Brands such…
Jewelry.com announced that is has chosen VoyageOne, a pioneer in B2C “cross-border” ecommerce solutions and services, to help launch its direct-to-consumer online expansion plans for China. With over 14 years in the industry, Jewelry.com is one of the…
China’s Singles Day – 11.11.2015 – the biggest shopping festival in the world, will no doubt once again break international eCommerce records this Wednesday. But while watching numbers tick astronomically higher is exciting, retailers should be paying…
There are just days to go before Alibaba Group holds its 11.11 Global Shopping Festival. Merchants are laying on stock and pre-packing popular products to ready them for shipment. Delivery companies are training hundreds of thousands of temporary workers…
As Chinese consumers continue to upgrade their diets with food ordered online directly from international outlets, Tmall.com is gearing up for this year’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival by offering a wider assortment of international food and beverages for…
Alibaba Group’s expansion into non-eCommerce businesses such as movies and music took another step today as the group announced the establishment of a sports company, aiming to “transform China’s sports industry through Internet-enabled technologies.” The…
One of America’s most iconic fashion retailers is coming to China. A new joint venture agreement between Macy’s Inc. and Hong Kong-based Fung Retailing Limited was signed on Tuesday in Hangzhou to form Macy’s China Limited. The new company will launch an…
Alibaba Group has launched an English-language version of its online system for reporting intellectual property (IP) infringements that occur on its giant Chinese e-shopping marketplaces Taobao.com and Tmall.com. The system, called TaoProtect, is designed to…
When it comes to online retail markets, China is in a class by itself. The country is already home to the world’s largest e-commerce market, and there’s room for more growth.Chinese consumers are attaining middle class spending power at a historically…
Tmall.com, China’s largest business-to-consume platform and a unit of Alibaba Group, said on Friday that it has launched a CNY1 billion (USD161 million) online grocery promotional campaign targeted at Beijing users, and teamed up with Cainiao, the logistics…
Tmall.com has launched a RMB 1 billion (US$161 million) online grocery promotional campaign targeted at Beijing users. The Alibaba eCommerce subsidiary has teamed up with Cainiao, the logistics affiliate of Alibaba Group, to offer same-day delivery services…
Unilever has formed an exclusive strategic partnership with Alibaba Group on a range of ecommerce initiatives to boost the consumer-goods maker’s sales in China. The partnership, announced today, is seen as a significant expansion of cooperation between the…
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