CBEC PILOT ZONES: THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT BETS ON CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE
Cross-border e-commerce trading has been possible so far thanks to the CBEC pilot zones, special areas where companies exporting to…
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PINDUODUO IS GOING FAST! THE APP STARTS LIVESTREAMING IN GOME OFFLINE STORE
China’s social commerce platform Pinduoduo, after Making Strategic Investment in GOME, starts livestreaming in GOME Offline Store. On Aug. 3, Pinduoduo’s…
HI-TECH: BEIJING IS THE WORLD’S UNICORN CAPITAL
According to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2020 released by Shanghai-based publishing group Hurun Report on Tuesday, six of the…
TENCENT “BUYS” SOGOU. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR SEARCH MARKETING?
Sogou, literally “Search Dog”, is one of the main Chinese search engine making its own privatization headlines with its announcement…
EARTHQUAKE IN CHINESE FINTECH: MEITUAN APP NO LONGER SUPPORTS ALIPAY
Chinese food delivery giant and rating platform Meituan Dianping has recently removed Alipay, Alibaba’s online payment platform, from its app.…
CHINA’S RURAL COMMERCE WILL REACH $240 BLN THIS YEAR
Livestreaming services have become a new way to sell farm produce in China, while the country is upgrading e-commerce networks…
FORGET TRADITIONAL MOBILE PAYMENT TOOLS! CHINA IS DEVELOPING ANIMAL SNOUT RECOGNITION
Alipay has developed a new feature on its app that can recognize animal nose prints, said to be the first…
ALIBABA SET A LONG-TERM PLAN: BY 2036 IT SHOULD SERVE 2 BLN CONSUMERS
Last week, in his first public letter to investors as Alibaba’s CEO, Daniel Zhang settled down very ambitious blueprint for…
BRANDZ TOP 100 GLOBAL BRANDS 2020: TWO CHINESE IN TOP 10
On June 30th, BrandZ just released their Most Valuable Brands list for 2020. The BrandZ™ Global Top 100 now includes…
TIKTOK OVER THE CRISIS! THE APP GAIN $90.7 MLN REVENUE IN JUNE
TikTok emerges as top grossing non-game app globally in June with over $90.7 million in user spending, Sensor Tower data…
HOW BRAND MARKETING IS IMPORTANT IN CHINA? MENGNIU DAIRY CASE STUDY
China’s national college entrance examination (also known as Gaokao – 高考) is finally concluded. Over than 10.5 millions student approached…
AFTER KIM KARDASHIAN, RIHANNA’S “FENTY BEAUTY” DEBUTS ON TMALL GLOBAL FLAGSHIP STORE
American celebrities are going wild on Chinese e-commerce platforms. Yes they are. Rihanna is one of the most popular music…
IS BILIBILI GETTING OVERSEAS EXPOSURE?
Chinese video sharing website Bilibili released a brand new video called All the Videos You Love last Sunday. “This is…
TIKTOK UNVEILED ITS NEW E-COMMERCE DEPARTMENT. THE TARGET? FOREIGN MARKET
ByteDance, the TikTok’s parent company, announced the creation of its new Department of E-Commerce Business on the eve of 618…
WESTORE RENEWS ITSELF! WECHAT IS TESTING ITS NEW E-COMMERCE-FOCUSED MINI PROGRAM
WeChat is officially testing several new functions on WeStore (微信小店-Weixin Xiaodian in Chinese), Tencent’s instant message application e-commerce platform. According…
HOW CHINESE DEPARTMENT-STORE SURVIVED COVID-19
How Chinese Department-Store Chain Intime survived to Covid-19 outbreak and sales drop? The answer is integration of online and offline.…
ABBY’S CHOICE AND CHARLOTTE TILBURY: TWO BRANDS, TWO DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, BUT SAME SUCCESS
China has quickly gained on the United States in beauty sales, and is set to overtake it by 2023. Chinese…
WHAT’S NEXT FOR CHINA’S ROCKETING FINTECH SECTOR?
China is fintech sector forerunner. If you want to see the future of this industry, just go to China. Without…
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LITTLE RED BOOK?
COVID-19 let e-commerce booming worldwide. And China is leading this trend. According to Statista, in January 2020 online revenues in China…
PINDUODUO OVERTAKES JD AS CHINESE’ SECOND MOST VALUABLE ONLINE RETAILER
The news shocked the insiders: Pinduoduo has overtaken JD as PRC’ second most valuable online retailer. Is it the end…
HERE’S WHY YOUR BRAND SHOULD CONSIDER BILIBILI
Today we meet the short-video app Bilibili, a social app that brands know they should get on. So, why are…
JD INTEGRATES WITH KUAISHOU FOR 618 SHOPPING FESTIVAL
Breaking news! JD links up with one of China’s most popular social platforms. Short video app Kuaishou and e-commerce giant…
$1 TRILLION IN AGM: ALIBABA BREAKS ANOTHER RECORD AMID COVID-19
Alibaba has recently announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. The company achieved $1…
HERE’S HOW LIVESTREAMING COPE WITH CHINESE NETIZEN DAILY LIFE
The current healthcare crisis is a wakeup call for retailers. Let’s see how livestreaming is becoming the internet’s next form…
PINDUODUO: NEW SERVICES TO DIVERSIFY ITS BUSINESS
Shanghai based e-commerce giant is ready to release a package of new services due to beat concurrency and diversify its…
NEW RETAIL: MORE THAN ONLINE TO OFFLINE INTEGRATION
Retail is now at a crossroad and we have seen China becoming the leading innovator in e-commerce and retail spheres.…
DRIVERLESS AND HUMANLESS: THE NEW FRONTIER OF LOGISTICS
As we adjust to life with the new coronavirus around us, our behaviours and habits are quickly changing. As people…
ALIBABA MOVES TO C2M. 10 BILLION ORDERS FOR FACTORIES IN CHINA THE GOAL
This new strategy aims to deploy Taobao’s C2M system to help traditional factories digitize their processes. On Thursday, Hangzhou-based e-commerce…
CHINA’S SOCIAL COMMERCE CONTINUES UPWARD MOMENTUM
China’s Social Commerce Continues upward Momentum. Here 4 useful tips to success in Chinese social commerce landscape! Buying and selling…
SCHOOLS REOPEN IN CHINA. TENCENT LAUNCHES STUDENT HEALTH-TRACKING SYSTEM
Shenzhen-based tech giant is partnering with local authorities to launch the first health tracking system for students. Health comes first. This is…
JD DRIVES LIQUOR SALES WITH ITS “ONLINE-CLUBBING”
How China has been keeping busy during quarantine? With nightclubs closed and music events cancelled, a number of DJs and…
NEW RETAIL: IKEA LAUNCHES FIRST VIRTUAL SHOP ON TMALL
This is the last attempt for Swedish giant to revamp sales in China. The “New Retail” is the right strategy.…
SITE-SEARCH AND E-COMMERCE: WHICH IS THE BEST STRATEGY?
In today’s digital world, it is unthinkable for brands to disregard the power of internet marketing. Searchnode, in its latest…
BYTEDANCE, TIKTOK’S PARENT COMPANY LAUNCHED NEW PLATFORM “FEISHU”
The global market for collaborative apps reached $16.5 billion last year. ByteDance to launch Google-ike work tools during outbreak. ByteDance…
ALIBABA GROUP IS REVAMPING JUHUASUAN!
Alibaba has relaunched Juhuasuan, as a way to prevent too many Ali users from turning into Pinduoduo users. The race…
PINDUODUO UNVEILED ITS SHORT-VIDEO PLATFORM WITH PRODUCT SEARCHES
Duoduo Video is online. During the Chinese New Year holiday, Shanghai-based e-commerce platform quietly launched its short video. According to…
BEST E-COMMERCE CHANNELS IN TERMS OF ROI
Leveraging digital marketing is essential for e-commerce sites. Searchnode questioned about the most successful marketing channels for company in terms of ROI. In…
CHINA RETURNS TO NORMALITY AND BRANDS TURN TO LIVESTREAMING
Taobao Live reported +110% of its livestreaming activity. With offline businesses down, marketplaces and platforms began looking for better ways…
TIKTOK CONTINUES UPWARD MOMENTUM: IS THE WORLD’S MOST DOWNLOADED APP
With 104.7 million installs in January, TikTok is the social media of the moment. While Bytedance’s Toutiao was the most…
HOW CAN WE USE AI IN E-COMMERCE?
AI will have a dramatic impact on the market in ways we can only imagine. One of the earliest areas…
ALIBABA: IMPRESSIVE RESULTS FOR DECEMBER 2019
Alibaba beats analyst expectations: $23.2 billion revenue in Dec. 2019 quarters. An increase of 38% year-over-year. Alibaba Group today announced…
CHINA, MEN ARE REVITALIZING LUXURY RETAIL
China’s men lift the luxury market. By 2025 Chinese consumers will purchase half of the globe’s luxury goods and lower tier…
CORONAVIRUS: JD USES DRONES TO DELIVER GOODS IN WUHAN
Top priority? Delivering medical supplies. Beijing based e-commerce giant uses L4 autonomous driving androids to deliver goods in locked-down Wuhan…
CARTIER LAUNCHES NEW STORE ON TMALL LUXURY PAVILION
Cartier has opened a flagship store on Tmall Luxury Pavilion. Vigneron: “The decision reflects the pioneering spirit embedded in Cartier”.…
LIVESTREAMING MARKET IN CHINA IN NUMBERS
China is leading the world in using livestreaming to engage consumers on e-commerce platforms. Let’s see how brands can maximize live…
ALIBABA GOT A RIVAL: PINDUODUO!
Thanks to its ability to take hold in smaller cities, the Shanghai-based e-commerce platform Pinduoduo has boomed in China. 135…
MOMO LAUNCHES SHORT VIDEO SOCIAL APP ‘DUIYAN’
With over than $5 billion, video streaming industry is Chinese hi-tech world hot topic right now. China’s short video streaming industry…
CROSS- BORDER E-COMMERCE: TOP 4 CATEGORIES TO WATCH IN 2020
The new year is kicked off, OBOR Consulting highlighted the top 4 China cross-border e-commerce categories you should watch out…
KAOLA IS GROWING THE DOUBLE AFTER JOINING ALIBABA
With its “ten million stars program” Kaola is strengthening its position in cross-border industry. Goods increased by 71 %. According to data,…
NEW RETAIL: JD LAUNCHES ‘SEVEN FUN’ EXPERIENTIAL STORE
Even in e-commerce era, retailers are opening brick-and-mortar spaces around experiences to attract and keep customers! Grocery retail innovators are…
5 FACTORS THAT BOOSTED CHINA CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE IN 2019
2019 was a great year in China cross-border e-commerce sector. For example, PRC based larger players such as Alibaba and…
LOWER-TIER CITIES ARE LEADING LUXURY GOODS CONSUMPTION IN CHINA
Global luxury goods industry is improving and China has played a leading role in the growth of global luxury goods…