Online Retailer Plans Big Chinese Hiring Spree
Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has announced via its official microblog that it plans to recruit 20,000 new e-commerce talents in 2012 to meet the development demands of the company. The...
View ArticleSecond-hand Purchasing Goes Online In China
Alipay.com, the third-party Internet payment subsidiary of the Chinese B2B e-commerce group Alibaba, has launched a new Internet trading platform for second-hand products. Via this new platform, users...
View ArticleInternet Group Buying In China Gets New Push
Following the launch of its group buying navigation service, Chinese search engine Baidu Inc. has now launched its group buying business T.baidu.com, which is currently only available in Beijing. This...
View ArticleJD.com Ends Online Payment Partnerships In China
After blocking Tenpay and WeChat, two products of Tencent, JD.com announced it will end its cooperation with Sina Weibo and Alipay. JD.com said in its announcement that the company's cooperation with...
View ArticleBeijing's Online Shopping Stats Hit New Highs
Netizens in China's capital city have purchased more so far this year from online shops than from traditional department stores. From January to September 2013, Beijing's Internet retail sales reached...
View ArticleMetro China President Confirms Expansion Strategy
Jeroen de Groot, Metro's newly appointed China president, recently revealed to the Chinese local media that Metro will accelerate its expansion in China through both owned real estate and leasing...
View ArticleViolence Allegedly Ensues At Apple Retail Store In Beijing
At least one non-Chinese employee working for Apple was allegedly responsible for hitting customers waiting on line to buy the iPad 2 in Beijing, according to news reports from both local and foreign...
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Japanese Retailer Ends Online Deal In China With JD.com
Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo ceased operations of its flagship store on JD.com on July 20, 2015, after only three months of operation. On April 8, 2015, Uniqlo and JD signed a cooperation agreement...
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Big Deal For Chinese Mobile Phone Retailer
D.Phone, the Chinese mobile phone retailer, is expanding its offerings with a new CNY2 billion deal. Online video provider and newly-minted smartphone company Letv just inked a deal with D.Phone to...
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American Coffee Giant Begins Chinese Mobile Payment Deal
The next latte you sip in China may be paid via the Tencent Wechat app. Wechat, the social network messaging service from tech giant Tencent, has partnered with U.S.-based Starbucks to roll-out mobile...
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