Growth in online shopping in counties and villages in China has outpaced those in cities, becoming a new engine that is further driving China’s domestic consumption, according to research from Alibaba Group. It said in its first county-level economy and e-commerce forum in its headquarters in Hangzhou on Thursday that the overall online shopping market […]
Archives for July 2014
Kantar: Chinese Consumer Goods Companies Take Share from Foreign Companies
A latest report launched by Kantar Worldpanel shows that China’s market for soft drinks, packaged foods, personal care and other consumer staples has slowed dramatically, by two-thirds since 2011. And, 60% of foreign brands reviewed lose share in 2013.
PHOTOS: How China Internet Companies Advertise in Rural Areas
Wall ads in rural areas prove to be a good way of penetrating into lower tier cities; let’s take a look at some of the wall ads of China internet companies.
Qunar App: Top Travel Booking App with Over 100M Downloads
On Android platforms alone, Qunar Travel apps had reached 105.716 million times by this May being the first travel app exceeding 100 million downloads according to Jinlv Consulting, a research and consultancy firm for travel industry. Qunar mobile client ranked the best travel booking app by total number of monthly active users (5.077 million), according […]
Estee Lauder Tmall Sales in June Exceeded 10 Million
The turnover of Estee Lauder’s Tmall flagship store in June was nearly 10 million yuan, stimulating the off-line store sales at the same time. According to CCW.com.cn, there were a total number of close to one million visitors and over two million views on Estee Launcher Tmall store. Their products were bookmarked over 50 thousand […]
Baidu Launched Image Plus for Publishers to Monetize Images
Baidu Union, Baidu version of AdSense, launched a new tool for publishers to monetize images on their websites.
Forbes: Best CEO of China’s Public Companies in 2014
Forbes China studies the revenues of China’s public listed companies for three consecutive years and came up with a “China’s Best CEO” list today. The average salary of Forbes’ this year’s best ceo is about RMB 1.89 million, less than a third of last year’s because some of the top paid CEOs such as Tencent’s […]
Alipay to Provide Chinese Tourists Tax Refund Service in Europe
Alipay has recently reached a cooperation agreement with Global Blue in which Chinese tourists can use Alipay for tax refund while shopping in Europe according to Sina Tech News. The details of the service will be announced in mid July. There are over 5,000 merchants from France, Germany, etc. at the beginning and the service […]
360 Search Gaining Over 28% Market Share
CNZZ, a well known internet data service provider in China and part of Alimama (which is under Alibaba Group), released its finding on China search engine usage. It shows that Qihoo 360 search now has a usage rate and market share of 28% this Jun.
Weibo Announced New Mobile Ad Format for Advertisers
Weibo.com (or Sina Weibo) announced a new mobile ad format for advertisers. This new type of ad is displayed in full screen format when users launch the apps, lasting for three seconds and displaying no more than once per day on each unique visitor’s device.
INFOGRAPHIC: China’s Top 30 B2C Websites
Tmall, JD, Amazon are well known online retailers in Chinese market, but who else? Here is the inforgraphic of the top 30:
China Mobile App Distribution Channels Market Share
How are mobile apps distributions in China? China smartphone users go to Apple’s Appstore is for iOS device apps download; but, for Android phone users, Google Play is not in play. Instead, there are quite a number of app stores for Android phone apps download. I’m sharing a few top ones in the race based […]
Tencent Aiming Smart Hardware Market with Wechat Integration Strategy
Recently, one of China’s famous Wemedia Newhard learned from various channels that Wechat has been officially involved in the smart hardware market.
JD Launched Crowdfunding Platform
JD launched a crowdfunding platform today with 12 smart hardware and fashion culture products.
Tencent Opening Up API for Wechat Login
Last Friday Wechat opened up internal testing of Wechat Login API for apps and websites to those who have already activated mobile app Wechat Payment account.