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.

Ant Financial Posts Rare Quarterly Loss
Ant Financial Posts Rare Quarterly Loss
November 05, 2018  |  Earnings

Ant Financial, the Chinese FinTech giant and an affiliate of Alibaba Group, posted an earnings pre-tax loss of 2.4 billion yuan ($353 million USD) for the...

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Alibaba Trims Guidance on Macro Uncertainty, Consumer Count Up 4 Percent
Alibaba Trims Guidance on Macro Uncertainty, Consumer Count Up 4 Percent
November 02, 2018  |  Earnings

For Alibaba, the situation is a fluid one — uncertain enough on a macro level to cut guidance — as the Chinese consumer continues to...

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Digital Channels Caffeinate Starbucks Earnings
Digital Channels Caffeinate Starbucks Earnings
November 02, 2018  |  Retail

Amid strong performance in beverages and digital relationships, Starbucks beat earnings and revenue estimates for the fourth quarter. The coffee quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain reported...

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Paytm Founder Targeted In Blackmail Scheme
Paytm Founder Targeted In Blackmail Scheme
October 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Three people have been remanded in India over an alleged plot to blackmail the founder of Paytm for $2.7 million. According to Reuters on Monday (Oct....

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

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,...

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Subway Seeks To Innovate, Reworking Kiosks, Loyalty And Mobile
Subway Seeks To Innovate, Reworking Kiosks, Loyalty And Mobile
October 11, 2018  |  QSR & Mobile

For insight on how QSRs are responding to changing customer expectations, PYMNTS caught up with Carissa Ganelli, chief digital officer at Subway. She discussed the...

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Blockchain Patent Filings Spike
Blockchain Patent Filings Spike
October 03, 2018  |  Blockchain

The race for blockchain patents is on, with firms in China and the US making headlines.  We get some insight about the strategies from a...

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Stadium Goods’ Secret To Nabbing A Niche Market
Stadium Goods’ Secret To Nabbing A Niche Market
October 02, 2018  |  Retail

Sneakerheads — the colloquial term for enthusiastic sneaker collectors — are a rare and unusual breed of customer, but capturing them can be a quite...

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Paytm Grabs 33 Percent Share Of UPI Payments In India
Paytm Grabs 33 Percent Share Of UPI Payments In India
October 01, 2018  |  International

In a sign that digital payments are gaining traction in India, news came Monday (Oct. 1) that Paytm, the largest payments firm in that country,...

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