e-commerce

JD Shuts Down Used Goods Platform After Only Four Months

Kumai.jd.com, the second-hand trading platform of JD.com will partially close its e-commerce platform services starting from June 22, 2017. Then…

9 years ago

Alibaba’s Mobile Advertising Income Reached USD11 Billion In 2016

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group realized USD11 billion mobile advertising revenue in 2016, accounting for 40.3% market share in the…

9 years ago

JD, Toutiao Reach Strategic Online Deal

Chinese B2C e-commerce website JD.com and social media content platform Toutiao.com announced that the two parties have reached a strategic…

10 years ago

Beibei.com Raises Investment Aimed At China’s Population Boom

Chinese maternal and baby supplies e-commerce platform Beibei.com completed its fourth round financing of USD100 million. Its investors included well-known…

10 years ago

China’s Baidu Misses Expectations As Net Profit Crashes 18.9%

Chinese search engine company Baidu published its unaudited financial report for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016, stating that…

10 years ago

Another Merger Within China’s Internet Travel Sector

Chinese online tourism service provider Ly.com announced a full acquisition of Shanghai Meichen International Travel Service Co. Ltd. This is…

11 years ago

Alibaba’s South China Morning Post Purchase Puts Focus On News Coverage

Chinese e-commerce boss Jack Ma is emulating America's Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos, who recently purchased The Washington Post, by purchasing…

11 years ago

What Chilling Effect Would Alibaba’s Investment Have On Free Media?

The e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is reportedly planning a newspaper investment in Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, according to…

11 years ago

Chinese E-Commerce Eyes Stability During Year’s Biggest Shopping Day

In the West, today is the remembrance of the end of World War One. But in China, November 11 is…

11 years ago

Tmall.com Teams With Oil Giant For Mobile Payments

Chinese B2C e-commerce platform Tmall.com and China National Petroleum Corporation's Hunan branch will integrate their resources to launch a mobile…

11 years ago

Uniqlo Closes Chinese Internet Shopping Retail Site

Days after a sex video filmed in Uniqlo's Beijing store blew up the Chinese Internet, the Japanese apparel retailer says…

11 years ago

China’s Online Travel Sector Finds Big New Investment

Who said only Ctrip and eLong ruled the Chinese Internet travel world? LY.com, one of China's many privately-run travel booking…

11 years ago

Foreign Governments Join Chinese E-commerce Leader To Promote Global Trade

Alibaba is working directly with foreign embassies in China to expand its influence and sales potential around the world. The…

11 years ago

Possible Class Action Suit Against Alibaba For Disclosure Failures

Alibaba and its executives may feel the sting of American jurisprudence as law firms line up for possible class action…

11 years ago

Renren Kills Non-core Chinese Internet Businesses

Chen Yizhou, chief executive officer of Renren, says the company is planning to sell some non-core businesses to improve their…

12 years ago

JD.com Teams With China Post To Expand O2O To Small Chinese Towns

Chinese B2C e-commerce website JD.com and China Post Group have reached a strategic deal to jointly develop an e-commerce platform…

12 years ago

South Korea’s Lotte.com Inks Internet Payment Deal With China’s Alipay

Chinese third-party Internet payment company Alipay revealed that the company has reached a deal with South Korean website Lotte.com to…

12 years ago

PBOC Halts Virtual Credit Cards And Mobile Payments In China

The People's Bank of China has issued an emergency alert to stop the use of virtual credit card products as…

12 years ago

Suning Acquires Group Buying Site Manzuo.com

Suning Commerce Group confirmed that the company will acquire Chinese group buying website Manzuo.com for nearly USD10 million. According to…

12 years ago

JD.com Goes Social With Mobile Instant Messaging App

Chinese B2C e-commerce website JD.com announced the launch of its free instant messaging product "Jingdong Dongdong" for individual users. This…

12 years ago

VIPmimi.com Boosts Content Marketing Reach In China

VIPmimi.com is revolutionizing content marketing in China through the syndication of exclusive promotional content for lifestyle and travel businesses in…

13 years ago

JD.com Publishes E-commerce Open Platform Support Plans

During its first open platform partner conference, Chinese B2C e-commerce website JD.com published four major support plans, covering technology, logistics,…

13 years ago

Alibaba Signs MOU With Credit Card Company

Chinese e-commerce and online payment behemoth Alibaba Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with MasterCard. (more…)

13 years ago

Chinese E-commerce Company Rebrands Internet Domain, Logo

Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has officially changed its domain name from 360buy.com to Jd.com. (more…)

13 years ago

Tencent Adjusts E-commerce Subsidiary Structure In China

According to an internal email reportedly sent by Bu Guangqi, chief executive officer of Tencent's e-commerce subsidiary 51buy.com, the company…

13 years ago

China’s 360buy.com Launches Cloud Computing R&D Center In Beijing

Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com held the opening ceremony for its Haidian cloud computing research and development base in Yiyuan…

13 years ago

China’s Alipay Targets China’s Rural Areas With Online Payments

Alipay.com, the Internet payment subsidiary of Alibaba Group, confirmed that the company has formally established a new rural business unit,…

14 years ago

China’s 360buy.com Launches Overseas Service In Potential IPO Move

With an eye towards a potential overseas initial public offering, Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has started the public beta…

14 years ago