Entrepreneur

Alibaba’s Futuristic Supermarket in China Is Light-Years Ahead of the U.S. — and Shows Where Amazon Will Likely Take Whole Foods

With a valuation over $500 billion, Chinese tech giant Alibaba is second only to Amazon in e-commerce. But it’s going after the offline world to keep growing. Long before Amazon purchased Whole Foods ...
Retail Dive

Inside Alibaba’s digital-first club store

When Chinese e-tailer Alibaba rolled out its Freshippo supermarket in 2016, U.S. observers took notice of what seemed to be the world's first true omnichannel store. Shoppers browse an array of fresh ...
Yahoo

Macy's to set up China online store on Alibaba's Tmall Global

REUTERS - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it signed an agreement with the Chinese joint venture of Macy's Inc to set up the U.S. retailer's store on its online marketplace, Tmall Global. The deal makes ...
TechNode

Alibaba Acquires Major Chinese App Store Wandoujia

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most ...
Business Wire

Walgreens Boots Alliance Announces Launch of Flagship Store on Alibaba Group’s Tmall Global Platform to Sell Own Beauty Brands to Chinese Consumers

DEERFIELD, Ill. & HANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (“Alibaba”) (NYSE: BABA) today announced the launch of a Boots flagship ...
Entrepreneur

Alibaba’s Opening an Online Store With Office Depot, as the 2 Companies Work to Beat Out Amazon

Office Depot is teaming up with Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, as both companies hope to benefit from the other’s strengths to win over American small-business owners. On Monday, Office Depot and ...