China, in just a few years, has made the leap from a nearly unwired country to one of the most wired on earth. This incredible transformation has resulted in one of the most internet-driven economies, and because of China's sheer size, its e-finance and e-commerce companies are among the world's largest. … [Read more...]
Amazon China
The latest news and updates about Amazon China
Amazon China sales grew by 300% on Prime Members’ Day
Amazon announced the results of China’s first Prime Day recently. Total number of orders on July 11 exceeded those on last year’s “black Friday.” Amazon China and Amazon overseas purchases and sales grew by almost 300% over last year, and the number of newly registered Prime users grew 60% over last year’s “Black Friday.” … [Read more...]
China online retail market overview Q1 2017
China's online retail market totaled US$198.12 billion in the first quarter of 2017 with an increase of 27.6% YoY according to data from Analysis; B2C segment accounts for over 53%, led by Tmall (55.8%). Mobile continued its strong growth of 38.8% in China's online shopping market, dominated by Tmall and Taobao (80.5%). … [Read more...]
Amazon global stores sales roar in China in Q1 2017
In the first quarter of 2017, the total sales in China at Amazon's overseas stores were 11 times as much as the same period two years ago. … [Read more...]
China online shopping market forecast 2017-2019
The total transactions of China's online shopping market totaled 4.7 trillion yuan (US$680 bn) in 2016 with an increase of 23.9%; and, it's estimated to reach 7.3 trillion yuan (US$1.06 trillion) in 2019. Tmall dominates China's B2C online shopping market with over 56% market share. … [Read more...]
Alibaba ranked the world’s 2nd most valuable retail brand
Alibaba is ranked the world’s second most valuable retail brand with a brand value of US$49.30 billion, according to WPP’s new 2016/2017 BrandZ Top 25 Most Valuable global Retail Brands ranking. … [Read more...]
Top e-commerce platforms in 2016
The top e-commerce platforms in China are JD, Tmall, and YHD in 2016 according to Kantar Retail. … [Read more...]
How Amazon Innovates in China in 2015
Established in 2001 as a subsidiary in China, Amazon China once went through a nosediving period. By building and promoting cross-border shopping strategy, Amazon China has begun to make some initial success in 2015. … [Read more...]
Amazon China Black Friday Sales 10 Times of Double 11 2015
China’s cross-border shoppers reached 18 million and generated revenues of 140 billion yuan (US$21.75 billion) in 2014 according to China Electronic Commerce Research Center and China General Administration of Customs. … [Read more...]
Global E-commerce Sites That Provide Direct Shipping to China
More and more overseas e-commerce websites providing the service of direct shipping to China appear. On the one hand, they can rapidly occupy the position in the Chinese market. On the other hand, they make customers enjoy more convenient shopping. In the U.S., many large merchants that sell products covering general goods, fashion clothes, products for infant & mom and … [Read more...]
China’s Top 10 B2C Websites on Weibo in 2014
According to Weibo's daily influence index, Tmall, OKHQB, and Dangdang performed best on Weibo among 1,613 active Weibo accounts in B2C e-commerce category in 2014. 92% of those active e-commerce Weibo accounts are vertical websites, the most of which is clothing and accessory category. Ranked by daily influence index by Weibo, OKHQB.com is an e-commerce website … [Read more...]
Amazon Launched Direct Shipping for China Cross-border Online Shoppers
Amazon China announced the official launch of the direct shipping service and a Chinese website for Chinese shopping overseas. … [Read more...]
7 Charts on China Mobile Shopping App Market
Taobao's mobile app MAUs exceeded 131.982 million in August 2014 in China according to EnfoDesk, remaining the most popular online shopping mobile app by total MAUs, followed by Tmall and Jingdong. … [Read more...]
Amazon Global Shipping Charge Being Reduced for China Online Shoppers
Some China internet users observed the shipping charge of some products at Amazon US store are reduced, which indicates Amazon's efforts in cross-border e-commerce. … [Read more...]
Amazon China to Deliver Global Products Directly to Chinese Consumers via Shanghai’s Free-Trade Zone
Amazon China announced a tripartite memorandum of understanding with China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone (FTZ) and Shanghai Information Investment Co., Ltd. … [Read more...]
China Mobile Shopping Market Exceeded $27B in Q2 2014, 26.8% of Total Online Shopping Transactions
China mobile shopping market total transactions reached RMB168.39 billion (US$27.3 billion) in the second quarter of 2014, representing 26.8% of total online shopping transactions in the same period in China, an increase of 24.6% compared with the first quarter. … [Read more...]