alibaba

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, also known as Alibaba Group and as Alibaba.com, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology.

How Rakuten’s Strategy Differs From Amazon
How Rakuten’s Strategy Differs From Amazon
November 06, 2014  |  International

Rakuten has been referenced as the “Alibaba of Japan,” and though it didn’t gain the same attention as the Chinese e-Commerce giant in the third-quarter earnings season,...

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Why Alibaba Says It’s Nothing Like Amazon
Why Alibaba Says It’s Nothing Like Amazon
November 05, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Alibaba is discovering that the Chinese and U.S. E-Commerce marketplace present their own set of challenges, particularly when looking at the urban versus rural market audiences,...

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New Way For Shoppers To Buy From Alibaba
New Way For Shoppers To Buy From Alibaba
November 03, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Alibaba Group and Youku Tudou are partnering to launch two programs that will allow Alibaba merchants the ability to market on  the leading Chinese video...

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Wall Street Nervously Anticipates Alibaba’s First Earnings Tuesday
Wall Street Nervously Anticipates Alibaba’s First Earnings Tuesday
November 03, 2014  |  Apple Pay

When Alibaba Group Holding reports its first earnings since going public on Tuesday (Nov. 4), Wall Street analysts will either be calmed or will royally...

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Alibaba Protects Its 11/11 “Singles Day” Turf
Alibaba Protects Its 11/11 “Singles Day” Turf
October 31, 2014  |  International

The run-up to a Chinese Shopping holiday known as Singles Day (in honor of unattached consumers who are encouraged to buy themselves nice things) has...

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An Alipay, Apple Pay “Marriage”?
An Alipay, Apple Pay “Marriage”?
October 28, 2014  |  Apple Pay

Alibaba’s executive chairman, Jack Ma, said late Monday (Oct. 27) that Alibaba would like to partner with Apple on financial payments, but offered no details...

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China’s Tencent Bets Big On Mobile
China’s Tencent Bets Big On Mobile
October 24, 2014  |  International

Alibaba’s biggest rival in China, Tencent, has just led a $350 million funding round for a startup called Koudai Gouwu that could challenge Alibaba where...

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Alibaba Hopes For Mobile Boost From Meizu Partnership
Alibaba Hopes For Mobile Boost From Meizu Partnership
October 24, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Alibaba is hoping for a boost for its e-commerce-oriented mobile-phone OS from a new partnership with Chinese handset maker Meizu, according to ITNews.com. Alibaba’s YunOS,...

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