Alibaba
Everything we've got on Alibaba. This Chinese e-commerce behemoth was founded by Jack Ma in 1999. The company offers online shopping, auctions, money-transfers and other services. It is based in Hangzhou.
The latest articles around Alibaba
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Report: Alibaba finally overtakes Amazon in the race for ecommerce supremacy
The data in our new 2018 Q2 Digital Statshot show that Alibaba has overtaken Amazon as the world’s most popular ecommerce platform. Some of the supporting data even comes from Amazon itself, via the company’s Alexa analysis platform. Taobao up to tenth Alexa’s latest ranking ...
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Alibaba's FashionAI shows how machine learning might save the mall
Alibaba's record-breaking Singles Day saw over $25 billion in sales, but while everyone was shopping online the company also ...
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Alibaba passes $1 billion in sales in first 3 minutes of Singles Day
Alibaba is cleaning house during China's Singles Day festival, the biggest day in online shopping all year. https://twitter.com/alibabagroup/status/929026883315843072 In two minutes of sales time, Alibaba's gross merchandise volume totaled $1 billion. By the forty-minute mark, ...
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Alibaba’s Jack Ma stars in kung fu movie because he's awesome
Action movie extraordinaire Jet Li is producing a new martial arts short film that will star none other than Alibaba's Jack ...
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4 lessons to learn from Alibaba’s Super September promotion
Alibaba is one of the largest platforms in regards to wholesale trading, and it’s known all over the world for the small pricing and the very good quality that it can deliver. In order to try and help small as well as medium-sized companies to grow, the company has launched a ...
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Alibaba has launched an internet-connected car, but I don't want one
Alibaba's internet-connected OS'Car RX5 responds to voice commands and can take selfies of its passengers, but is it secure ...
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DisneyLife entertainment packages head to China through Alibaba deal starting at $125
Disney fans in China can now get their hands on a digital entertainment package that will bring a Mickey Mouse-themed OTT ...
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Friday Business Roundup: Alibaba stock surge, DesktopMetal raises funds without product, Karhoo gets $250M to do what Uber doesn't
The world of tech was astir with eye-catching activity this week. DesktopMetal, a startup that has no product or even a website yet, raised $14.4 million this week purely based on their awesome team composition. Alibaba announced expectation-shattering performance in its second quarter, ...
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Alibaba launches portal to introduce its business to the world
In a bid to help people outside China understand its business better, Alibaba has launched Alibaba Defined. This comes one year after the company launched one of the world's biggest IPOs. Alibaba is the biggest retailer in China and needs no introduction there. However, up until ...
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Alibaba will soon release TBO, its Netflix competitor for China
Alibaba will soon launch a Netflix competitor in China, which it’s calling Tmall Box Office, or TBO. Like Netflix, TBO will produce its own shows, but also bring in content from outside sources. Currently, TBO plans to stream shows from China and other countries. TBO has competition ...
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Alibaba partners with Singapore Post for Southeast Asian expansion
Chinese wholesale goods marketplace Alibaba is teaming up with Singapore Post to allow sellers to more easily deliver goods to customers overseas. Under the newly launched Alibaba Merchant Delivery Scheme, members in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia will be able to take advantage ...
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Alibaba is using attractive QR codes so you can check if products are authentic
It's not every day you hear of a major company getting excited about QR codes. Alibaba has announced that it's working with Israeli startup Visualead to add dotless QR codes to products sold on its site under a new "blue stars" program, in an attempt to help prove their authenticity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE-1924kjfQ The ...
