Alibaba

Chinese goliath Alibaba is the one of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce companies. It comprises three main marketplaces – B2B Alibaba.com, C2C Taobao, and B2C Tmall – all of which sell an eclectic variety of products. Retail Week provides news, features, analysis and opinion about Alibaba and online retail.

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Analysis
Social commerce, live shopping and VR: the innovations powering digital shopping in 2025
2025-04-22T06:00:00+01:00Promotional research for Affirm, Equals Money and Vimeo
Retailers are continually experimenting with novel innovations designed to engage shoppers, boost basket spend and drive loyalty. Here we explore the tech and tools powering the World’s Best Ecommerce Retailers
Innovation of the Week
Innovation round-up: Crime-fighting trolleys, cornflakes and cleaning up beauty
2025-04-07T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson and Hugh Radojev
Here we bring you the 10 best innovations that caught our attention in the first quarter of 2025.
News
Alibaba.com sees double-digit growth in orders from UK buyers
2025-04-01T13:02:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Business-to-business platform Alibaba.com has recorded a leap in year-on-year orders placed by UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) during its annual expo.

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Analysis

Ranking: The most downloaded retail apps of 2024

2025-01-22T08:01:00+00:00By Megan Robinson and George Arnett

Temu was the most downloaded retail app for both the UK and the world in 2024, with Shein in second position

Innovation of the Week

Alibaba’s AI search engine has grown to 500,000 users

2025-01-13T06:00:00+00:00

Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.

Aliexpress has beaten Temu to become one of Brits’ favourite Black Friday retailers
2024-12-06T00:01:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Selfridges, Currys and Nobody’s Child among world’s top 50 retail innovators
2024-12-02T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for Ancoris, IBM and Wipro
Global marketplace AliExpress launches Singles Day shopping event in the UK
2024-11-08T14:28:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Temu group warns on ‘inevitable’ profit decline as results miss analyst expectations
2024-08-28T15:18:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

The retailers ranked among the most valuable global brands
2024-06-18T15:23:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Alibaba revenue growth despite decline in profits
2024-05-15T16:25:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Alibaba launches business academy for female entrepreneurs in Europe
2024-04-16T16:06:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Alibaba chief strengthens grip after taking over ecommerce business
2023-12-20T07:24:00+00:00By Megan Robinson

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