All China articles – Page 7
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AnalysisForget Alibaba and JD.com – who are China’s next retail giants?
The Chinese retail market is dominated by two heavyweights – Alibaba and JD.com. However, new players are reinventing retail space, exploring new opportunities and challenging the market shares of the two giants.
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OpinionLeader: Western retailers can't take success in China for granted
As Aldi launches in China, Carrefour is scaling back. The French retail giant is the latest in a long line of big international retailers to dial down their presence in the Chinese market.
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NewsCarrefour sells China business to Suning.com
Carrefour has become the latest big Western retailer to beat the retreat in China after agreeing to sell its business there.
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NewsJD.com hits record $29.2bn sales in 6.18 shopping festival
Chinese ecommerce titan JD.com made a record-breaking $29.2bn (£23.2bn) in sales during its annual 6.18 shopping festival, bolstered by orders from smaller cities.
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NewsJD.com exec Ling on the future of 'boundless retail'
JD.com executive Chenkai Ling believes retail will evolve into a “boundless” sector as new shopping channels emerge and combine.
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NewsAlibaba overhauls marketplace to take on Amazon
Chinese etail titan Alibaba is overhauling its business model in order to better compete with Amazon on a global scale.
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NewsAmazon pulls plug on retail operations in China
Amazon is closing down its retail business in China after admitting defeat to its great rival in the market, Alibaba.
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NewsUniqlo issues profit warning after winter discounting
Fast Retailing, the owner of Japanese-based fashion giant Uniqlo, has issued a profit warning after unseasonably warm weather forced it to slash prices for winter clothes.
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AnalysisWhat China's tech trends mean for UK retail
China’s digital journey has many learnings for retailers, whether they are seeking a share of Chinese spend or want a better understanding of how tech can reshape retail.
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NewsAlibaba’s Singles’ Day sales top $30bn in record performance
Alibaba’s Singles’ Day promotional extravaganza generated sales of $30.8bn, 27% ahead of last year’s total.
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NewsYoox Net-A-Porter to sell on Alibaba’s Tmall
Yoox Net-A-Porter has joined forces with online titan Alibaba to create a “luxury retail platform” in China.
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NewsNew Look to exit China as 120 stores face axe
New Look is to pull the plug on its Chinese business as it focuses efforts on turning around its core UK division.
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OpinionOpinion: Apps, not in-store screens, are the future
Burberry has just finished a revamp of its global flagship on Regent Street and one thing that is apparent is that much-vaunted tech, trumpeted when the store opened in 2012, has been largely stripped out.
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NewsAmazon probes claims its staff sold customer data
Amazon has launched a probe amid claims some of its staff sold confidential customer data to third-party companies.
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NewsAlibaba's Jack Ma stands down - his letter in full
Alibaba founder and chairman Jack Ma is to stand down in exactly one year.
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AnalysisJD.com: Inside retail's global giants
In the first of Retail Week’s series looking at the new forces in global retail, we look inside JD.com, the Chinese online giant that has 292 million customers, turns over £42.4bn a year and has the UK in its sights.
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NewsTopshop calls time on Chinese franchise partnership
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green has suffered a fresh setback after calling time on his bid to crack China.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Facebook's plan to rip up the retail rulebook
It may only have been an application to the US Patent Office, but it is one that indicates Facebook has big plans to revolutionise ecommerce.
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Retail VoiceTop trade mark tips for retailers operating in China
Rebecca Field, trade mark attorney at intellectual property (IP) specialist HGF, reveals what retailers should think about when it comes to trade marks in China.
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NewsGoogle ploughs £415m into JD.com to fuel expansion
Google and JD.com have unveiled a strategic partnership to develop technology-fuelled tools across stores and the supply chain to create “a superior retail experience”.