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Alibaba’s Sales Up 14%, Pushed by International Sales
Earnings // August 10, 2023

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba on Thursday (Aug. 10) posted a quarterly sales growth of 14% from the previous year, as its online shopping app Taobao and Tmall Group showed strength. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Ant Financial Names New CEO
Personnel // December 19, 2019

As a continuing restructuring takes hold after Daniel Zhang’s appointment as Alibaba’s chairman, Alibaba Group Holding and Ant Financial, its FinTech affiliate, have announced an executive shuffle. Ant Financial, in particular, has named Simon Hu as its chief executive, taking the place of Eric Jing,...

Alibaba’s ‘Singles Day’ Shopping Event Marks A Decade
Retail // October 22, 2018

After starting out as an occasion celebrated by university students, China’s Alibaba helped popularize the country’s Singles Day as a retail shopping event. This year, the annual event turns 10, and the Chinese eCommerce retailer is billing this year’s ocassion as “the largest-ever in terms...

Alibaba’s Zhang To Become Executive Chairman
Personnel // September 10, 2018

Alibaba’s Jack Ma, the co-founder and executive chairman who is stepping down, plans to hand over leadership to Daniel Zhang, the company’s current chief executive. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Alibaba Cloud CEO Daniel Zhang Steps Down

September 10, 2023
China’s Alibaba Group says the head of its cloud unit — and ex-CEO — will resign. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to […]

Alibaba’s Sales Up 14%, Pushed by International Sales

August 10, 2023
Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba on Thursday (Aug. 10) posted a quarterly sales growth of 14% from the previous year, as its online shopping app Taobao and Tmall Group showed strength....

Ant Financial Names New CEO

December 19, 2019
As a continuing restructuring takes hold after Daniel Zhang’s appointment as Alibaba’s chairman, Alibaba Group Holding and Ant Financial, its FinTech affiliate, have announced an executive shuffle. Ant Financial, in...

Alibaba’s Zhang To Become Executive Chairman

September 10, 2018
Alibaba’s Jack Ma, the co-founder and executive chairman who is stepping down, plans to hand over leadership to Daniel Zhang, the company’s current chief executive. Get the Full Story Complete...