Alibaba Group news

Alibaba Group reported its Q3 revenue, for the three months ending 31 December 2022, rose 2% to RMB247,756m (US$35,921m), and net income of RMB35,031m (US$5,079m), which is up 12%. Seven key segments performance highlights China commerce sales reduced 1% to RMB169,986m (US$24,646m) International commerce sales grew 18% RMB19,465m (US$2,822m) Local consumer services sales rose 6% ...

Apps, apparel, and finding love in aisle seven: our pick of global activity from leading retailers and brands to celebrate Valentine’s day. Brand love The global phenomenon for retail branded merchandise continues to grow. Convenience giant 7-Eleven has launched a special edition Valentine's range, including couples matching t-shirts, and clothing with slogans including “swipe right for sna...

Alipay+ has strengthened its partnership with Asia’s largest food delivery platform, Foodpanda, to Malaysia.  Convenient payment for quick commerce TNG Digital was founded by Touch n Go and Ant Group, parent company of Alipay, China's largest digital payments platform. Foodpanda's partnership with Alipay+ and TNG Digital will enable the use of Touch n Go on their platform. This will be a sy...

The festival’s sales growth this year was estimated to be lower than previous years. Alibaba reported its gross merchandise value (GMV) was same as last year’s, While JD.com only mentioned that its GMV hit a record. However, sales from up-and-coming products and specific customers showed strong growth. Stable sales performance Despite the on-going effects of COVID in China, the key play...

Alibaba Group kicked off its 14 th annual 11.11 Global shopping festival on 24 October. Building up excitement from 24 Oct Shoppers can add items to their online shopping carts at 11.11 prices from 24 October, a week before the first checkout window. They can check out any time between 31 October and 3 November or 10 November to 11 November. Staggered orders help merchants process the larg...

Apart from giving a price discount on products during the festival , which runs between 31 October to 11 November 2022, Alibaba has increased its support to help partners grow their businesses, and help it differentiate it from rivals. Growing customer loyalty for brands One of Alibaba's key objectives is to help brands grow customer loyalty on its platform. This initiative can help bran...

China’s leading on-demand delivery service operator, Meituan, has partnered with convenience chains to launch its first around-the-clock on-demand delivery service. Boosting sales momentum The market for on-demand delivery has been dominated by three  companies, JD.com, Alibaba and Meituan. JD.com has a big share of this market, especially in the supermarket channel through its omnichanne...

Understand how retailers in Spain continue to tackle rising inflation, while Alibaba plans to accelerate its expansion for Europe. Explore how DinoSol achieved an increase in sales during 2021 and why Ahorramas closed 2021 with a decreasing turnover.   DIA invests €130m to tackle inflation DIA announced it has invested almost €130m during 2022 to help tackle inflation, Spain is a price sens...

Freshippo Outlet, a new discount format, offers shoppers daily great deals on quality fresh foods and helps reduce the group's food waste. Optimising profitability by reducing food waste According to Alibaba's full fiscal year 2022 report, the growth of direct retail business has impacted its profit earning. Optimizing its operation cost efficiency is crucial for long-term sustainability,...

From social shopping to a metaverse mall, we highlight five new initiatives and innovations debuted to inspire shoppers and help merchants during this big shopping festival. Inspiring by innovation and new user experience Alibaba’s Taobao unveiled a “Metaverse Mall” in the festival where shoppers were able to use a mobile phone to guide their avatars and do virtual reality shoppin...