Tag Archives: Taobao

Alibaba still wants to win in the United States

Posted on June 29, 2017 by markkolier

Last week Alibaba and Jack Ma, (Chairman Jack Ma that is) arranged to host a Gateway 17 conference in Detroit, Michigan. It was the first time Alibaba has hosted such a conference outside of China. ‘Gateway ’17 is Alibaba’s road … Continue reading →

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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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Three things that could derail Alibaba’s master plan

Posted on May 9, 2014 by markkolier

Having had Alibaba.com as a recent client (helping them in the U.S.), I have had several years to watch its development.  A couple of years ago I visited the campus in Hangzhou which is both one of the oldest as … 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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Singles Day in China and the future of Chinese brand development

Posted on November 14, 2013 by markkolier

Earlier this week you might have heard about China’s incredible ‘Singles Day’ sales of not quite US $6 billion that occurred this past Monday 11-11.    Alibaba (full disclosure a recent client) has promoted this ‘holiday’ since 2009.  Last year on Nov. … Continue reading →

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