All Alibaba articles
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News
Aliexpress has beaten Temu to become one of Brits’ favourite Black Friday retailers
Exclusive: Aliexpress has emerged as the winner of Brits’ Black Friday shopping sprees as traffic to the Chinese retailer more than doubled this year.
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Analysis
Selfridges, Currys and Nobody’s Child among world’s top 50 retail innovators
The UK is home to almost a third of the retailers and brands leading the way in tech and digital advancements globally, Retail Week’s new report reveals
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News
Global marketplace AliExpress launches Singles Day shopping event in the UK
Alibaba-owned global marketplace AliExpress is launching its Singles Day event in the UK from November 8 to November 18 with exclusive deals on offer.
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News
Temu group warns on ‘inevitable’ profit decline as results miss analyst expectations
Temu’s owner, PDD Holdings, has warned of an “inevitable” reduction in profitability as the group reports slow growth and rising competition.
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Data
The retailers ranked among the most valuable global brands
With consumer habits changing and new brands entering the retail space every day, Retail Week takes a look at the global brands deemed the most valuable in 2024, according to Kantar BrandZ.
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News
Alibaba revenue growth despite decline in profits
Alibaba has posted growth in revenue in its full-year and quarterly results, despite profits plunging.
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News
Alibaba launches business academy for female entrepreneurs in Europe
Alibaba.com has launched its Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Europe to champion gender equality and female entrepreneurship.
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News
Alibaba chief strengthens grip after taking over ecommerce business
Alibaba Group chief executive Eddie Wu has been named as the new chief executive of its domestic ecommerce arm Taobao and Tmall Group.
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News
Alibaba investigated over ‘possible espionage’ at logistics hub
The Chinese tech and retail giant Alibaba is being investigated by the authorities in Belgium over possible charges of espionage.
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News
Alibaba expands into Europe with commerce network partnership
Alibaba’s Spanish marketplace Miravia has partnered with ecommerce network for global retailers and brands CommerceHub to power its European expansion.
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News
Alibaba CEO steps down to focus on brand’s cloud business
Alibaba chief executive and chairman Daniel Zhang will step down later this year to focus on the retail giant’s cloud business.
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Interview
Q&A: Alibaba’s Roland Palmer on Brexit and what UK retail can learn from China
Alibaba’s UK general manager Roland Palmer speaks to Retail Week about how the marketplace giant is making a name for itself in the country despite challenges from Brexit, and where UK businesses can follow China’s example
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Analysis
Are driverless vehicles retail’s fulfilment future or science-fiction fad?
As we approach the middle of the 2020s, talk of advanced technology is rife as retailers look to digitally transform parts of their supply chain in line with the evolution of the industry
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: Alibaba and L’Oréal partner to promote circular beauty in China
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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Analysis
Coupang: What can UK retailers learn from the Amazon of South Korea?
Coupang has turned industry heads around the world, with many claiming the Korean platform has even managed to ‘out-Amazon’ Amazon. So what sets it apart? And what might UK retailers be able to learn from its example?
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Retail Voice
Three lessons to learn from beauty brands’ success in China
The beauty sector is soaring to new levels of brand engagement in China, but what is the key formula to success and how can UK retailers emulate it? Alibaba’s Kristina Hui investigates.
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Retail Voice
Three ways retailers can learn from China’s ever-changing beauty market
The Chinese beauty market is one step ahead with its innovative and exciting approach. Alibaba Group’s Zarina Kanji examines how UK retailers can learn from key players in this industry.
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Retail Voice
How UK retailers can learn from China
Chinese shopping and media consumption habits are very different to the rest of the world, says BAV Group’s David Roth, and UK retailers can learn plenty from the innovative ways in which businesses present and communicate
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News
NRF 2022: The time is right to break into the Chinese market, says Alibaba exec
Alibaba’s head of Tmall Global in Americas Tony Shan urged retailers to make moves in the Chinese market, when speaking at NRF 2022 in New York this weekend.
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Analysis
Analysis: The future of the Mega-Sale-day event
In the wake of Black Friday 2021, Retail Week assesses the future impact on UK retailers of the various Mega-Sale-day events dominating the industry calendar.