Tag Archives: Alibaba.com

1111 – Is it Singles Day again already?

Posted on November 5, 2015 by markkolier

Watching a secondary holiday having been ‘born’ is seldom compelling. Most of the holidays on the U.S. calendar were created before I was born. I know there’s a Grandparent’s Day (I had no idea when and looked it up – … Continue reading →

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Alibaba’s U.S. based online shops site 11main.com hangs in there. Why?

Posted on May 28, 2015 by markkolier

Not only do I have deep interest in all things Chinese, (or at least a lot of things Chinese) I also have a soft spot for a once and former client Alibaba.com. My experience with Alibaba was in helping them … Continue reading →

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Try in-store buy at home vs. buy at home pick up in-store

Posted on April 10, 2014 by markkolier

The recent news regarding Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.com’s U.S. $692 million investment in Chinese department store operator, Intime Retail giving it a 25 percent stake in the company is quite possibly a watershed event in the marriage between online and … Continue reading →

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The future of Yahoo.com is cloudy

Posted on October 27, 2011 by markkolier

Carol Bartz has been gone from Yahoo for nearly two months and there has been spotty news on management other than Timothy Morse being named interim CEO and Yahoo founders Jerry Yang and David Filo remaining ‘chief Yahoos’. Wednesday of … Continue reading →

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Jack Ma and Alibaba.com are forces to be reckoned with in China

Posted on January 21, 2011 by markkolier

With Chinese President Hu Jintao in the United States this week there was much talk about the state of Sino-U.S. relations. My interest in developing our company’s Chinese business has me keeping a watchful eye for business and marketing news … Continue reading →

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5 Things Americans don’t know about business in China

Posted on January 12, 2011 by markkolier

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is speaking this morning regarding China’s currency and the idea that it needs to strengthen. As many of my blog readers know, on behalf of CGSM, I have made a concerted effort to open business … Continue reading →

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