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Starbucks customers in China can now order coffee and food for home delivery using Alibaba’s smart speaker.

Starbucks coffee can now be ordered via Alibaba’s smart speaker for 30min delivery

September 18, 2019

Alibaba, Genie, Smart Speaker, Starbucks, Tmall

Starbucks customers in China can now order coffee and food for home delivery using Alibaba’s smart speaker. Anyone with a Tmall Genie smart speaker can now make Starbucks orders using…

Alibaba is set to acquire Koala, a rival Chinese ecommerce platform for around $2 billion as China’s online retail market begins to consolidate.

Alibaba buys rival Kaola for $2bn after Amazon merger scrapped

August 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce

Alibaba, Amazon, Kaola, NetEase, Taobao, Tmall

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Alibaba is set to acquire Kaola, a rival Chinese ecommerce platform for around $2 billion as China’s online retail market begins to consolidate. Kaola is an ecommerce platform owned by…

Alibaba opens its platform to US sellers for the first time despite trade war

July 23, 2019

Ben Stevens

News

Alibaba, Alibaba.com, Tmall, Toaboa, trade war

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Alibaba has offered an olive branch to the US amid the continuing trade war, opening its online platform to US merchants for the first time. The Chinese ecommerce giant announced…

Alibaba will be the first retailer to be issued China’s state-backed cryptocurrency alongside six other Chinese financial giants.

Alibaba launches English language website as it seeks to double number of foreign sellers

June 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Alibaba, Jack Ma, Tmall, Yi Qian

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Alibaba has launched a brand-new English language website in an effort to double the number of global brands on its platform by 2022. The Chinese ecommerce behemoth has today launched…

Farfetch launches flagship store on JD.com as partnership strengthens

June 12, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

Alibaba, Farfetch, JD.com, Judy Liu, Tmall

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Farfetch has announced the launch of its flagship store on JD.com, two years after the Chinese ecommerce giant bought a $397 million (£313.59 million) stake in the retailer. JD.com’s 300…

L’Oréal to launch new AI-powered app to diagnose acne with a selfie

May 20, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, News

Alibaba, Effaclar Spotscan, L’Oréal, Taobao, Tmall

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L’Oréal is set to launch a new AI-powered app able to diagnose acne and give users product recommendations on Alibaba’s platform. The beauty giant is set to launch The Effaclar…

Alibaba’s president Michael Evans is one of the 17 former Goldman Sachs directors being charged by Malaysia for their involvement in the 1MDB scandal.

Alibaba’s Tmall boss wants to double transactions by 2022

April 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, News

Alibaba, Jack Ma, Jiang Fan, Tmall

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Alibaba’s online marketplace boss has announced he wants the ecommerce giant to double transactions on its platform by 2022. Jiang Fan, who runs the company’s business-to-consumer marketplace Tmall, has announced…

Alibaba introduces “video fingerprint” technology to fight piracy

April 12, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, Ecommerce, News

Alibaba, Taoboa, Tmall, Video Fingerprint

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Alibaba is pioneering “video fingerprint” technology in an effort to tackle piracy on its ecommerce platforms Taoboa and Tmall. Sellers across both Taoboa, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer platform, and Tmall, Alibaba’s business-to-consumer…

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Starbucks coffee can now be ordered via Alibaba’s smart speaker for 30min delivery

Alibaba buys rival Kaola for $2bn after Amazon merger scrapped

Alibaba opens its platform to US sellers for the first time despite trade war

Alibaba launches English language website as it seeks to double number of foreign sellers

Farfetch launches flagship store on JD.com as partnership strengthens

L’Oréal to launch new AI-powered app to diagnose acne with a selfie

Alibaba’s Tmall boss wants to double transactions by 2022

Alibaba introduces “video fingerprint” technology to fight piracy

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