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Jack Ma

Co-Founder, Alibaba Group

The Chinese business magnate built his tech empire around e-commerce platforms and is spearheading the ‘new retail’ movement across Asia.

Jack Ma
China

Alibaba Buys a Third of Discount Chinese Grocery Chain Sanjiang

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will spend more than 2 billion yuan ($290 million) buying about a third of Sanjiang Shopping Club Co.

China

Alibaba Buys a Third of Discount Chinese Grocery Chain Sanjiang

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will spend more than 2 billion yuan ($290 million) buying about a third of Sanjiang Shopping Club Co.


China

Alibaba Transforms Wealthy Shopaholics Into an Online Marketing Squad

Alibaba's exclusive rewards programme, APASS, is a mashup of Facebook, Amazon Prime and the American Express Black Card.

China

Alibaba Transforms Wealthy Shopaholics Into an Online Marketing Squad

Alibaba's exclusive rewards programme, APASS, is a mashup of Facebook, Amazon Prime and the American Express Black Card.


China

The China Edit | Trump's Impact on Chinese Luxury, How Singles Day Became a Shopping Bonanza

This week, how Alibaba transformed Single's Day into the world's biggest shopping event and what Donald Trump's election means for luxury brands in China.

China

The China Edit | Trump's Impact on Chinese Luxury, How Singles Day Became a Shopping Bonanza

This week, how Alibaba transformed Single's Day into the world's biggest shopping event and what Donald Trump's election means for luxury brands in China.


News & Analysis

Alibaba Wants $18 Billion Singles’ Day Record to Be More, Mean Less

Alibaba chairman Jack Ma thinks pure e-commerce businesses are going to face tremendous challenges in the future, as online shopping becomes the new normal.

News & Analysis

Alibaba Wants $18 Billion Singles’ Day Record to Be More, Mean Less

Alibaba chairman Jack Ma thinks pure e-commerce businesses are going to face tremendous challenges in the future, as online shopping becomes the new normal.


Media

Miroslava Duma: Don't Call Her a Czarina

Armed with a growing digital media empire, Miroslava Duma is on a mission to ensure her country earns a place at the forefront of fashion, media and technology.

Media

Miroslava Duma: Don't Call Her a Czarina

Armed with a growing digital media empire, Miroslava Duma is on a mission to ensure her country earns a place at the forefront of fashion, media and technology.


China

Alibaba’s Cloud Arm Set for Centerstage as E-Commerce Plateaus

Taking Amazon.com Inc.’s approach, Alibaba has placed cloud at the heart of its global expansion.

China

Alibaba’s Cloud Arm Set for Centerstage as E-Commerce Plateaus

Taking Amazon.com Inc.’s approach, Alibaba has placed cloud at the heart of its global expansion.


China

Alibaba Doubles Down on Entertainment With $1.5 Billion Fund

The change consolidates the Chinese e-commerce giant’s media empire into the Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group.

China

Alibaba Doubles Down on Entertainment With $1.5 Billion Fund

The change consolidates the Chinese e-commerce giant’s media empire into the Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group.


Retail

Alibaba CEO Eyes $4 Trillion Offline Market by Being Middleman

The nation’s biggest e-commerce company is building a network that would allow physical stores and the brands they sell to monitor transactions as they happen.

Retail

Alibaba CEO Eyes $4 Trillion Offline Market by Being Middleman

The nation’s biggest e-commerce company is building a network that would allow physical stores and the brands they sell to monitor transactions as they happen.


China

Alibaba Promises Catwalks and Katy Perry for Singles' Day

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has started the countdown to its annual shopping festival Singles' Day.

China

Alibaba Promises Catwalks and Katy Perry for Singles' Day

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has started the countdown to its annual shopping festival Singles' Day.


China

Alibaba Sees ‘Tremendous’ Challenge for Pure E-Commerce Business

The Hangzhou-based company is moving into untapped rural regions, exploring markets abroad and investing in online media and cloud computing to tap new sources of revenue.

China

Alibaba Sees ‘Tremendous’ Challenge for Pure E-Commerce Business

The Hangzhou-based company is moving into untapped rural regions, exploring markets abroad and investing in online media and cloud computing to tap new sources of revenue.


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