“Starbucks Pick-Up” to only serve orders made via its app
Starbucks is set to launch a pick-up only store in New York solely serving orders which are made via the Starbuck app.
“Starbucks Pick-Up”, set to be the first store…
Yoox-Net-A-Porter and Alibaba enter joint venture Feng Mao
Net-A-Porter is set to open a flagship store on Alibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion marking the “important first step in the development of our long term partnership”.
Yoox-Net-A-Porter Group’s owner and…
Starbucks coffee can now be ordered via Alibaba’s smart speaker for 30min delivery
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 buys rival Kaola for $2bn after Amazon merger scrapped
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
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 launches English language website as it seeks to double number of foreign sellers
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
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
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 Tmall boss wants to double transactions by 2022
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
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…