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Can Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Live Up To The Hype?
International // November 10, 2015

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day has a lot of hype to live up to after shattering the single-day online sales record last year. Known as the largest shopping day in the world, Singles’ Day blows Black Friday and Cyber Monday out of the water. Of course, China...

Global M-Commerce Set To Leave E-Commerce In The Dust
In Depth // February 19, 2015

Leaving your smartphone at home today is like leaving the house without your shoes on. It’s oddly unsettling and anyone in this predicament would likely feel a little lost until they get that device back in their hands. Not as many people may notice who’s...

Jack Ma’s Global ‘2 Billion Consumer’ Plan
Hmmm // January 26, 2015

It seems there’s no limit to Jack Ma’s e-commerce empire vision and that includes the people who’ve made him the richest man in Asia. His next plan? Serving 2 billion consumers. At least that what he said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week. Ma’s...

Homegrown Ecommerce On The Rise In Africa
News // December 10, 2014

Africa and eCommerce don’t initially seem like a match, though for countries like Nigeria — the economically-booming nation driven by its large oil stake — it has found a way onto the eCommerce map. In a stark contrast to some of the most impoverished nations...

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Can Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Live Up To The Hype?

November 10, 2015
Alibaba’s Singles’ Day has a lot of hype to live up to after shattering the single-day online sales record last year. Known as the largest shopping day in the world, Singles’ Day blows Black Friday and Cyber Monday out of the water. Of course, China has a much larger pool of consumers to attract to […]

Jack Ma’s Global ‘2 Billion Consumer’ Plan

January 26, 2015
It seems there’s no limit to Jack Ma’s e-commerce empire vision and that includes the people who’ve made him the richest man in Asia. His next plan? Serving 2 billion...

Apple Pay Comes To Alibaba’s US Marketplace

November 14, 2014
In case the E-commerce giant in China hasn’t proved it’s place in the E-commerce shopping marketplace yet, its new mobile apps might give it another edge. And they come equipped...

Tencent’s eCommerce Volume Fizzles

November 14, 2014
Tencent, the Chinese Internet giant that’s been trying to make a splash against its country’s E-commerce giant Alibaba, doesn’t seem to be keeping up with its plan as Tencent’s third-quarter earnings...