Alibaba Launches Korea Pavilion on Tmall
The Korea Pavilion is the first official online country pavilion dedicated to providing consumers in China with one-stop shop for genuine Korean products and travel and cultural information.
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Magento and Razorfish Accelerate Ecommerce Opportunities in China
As part of the new partnership, Magento will provide Razorfish in Greater China with market development tools and resources to build Magento Enterprise Edition storefronts for retailers seeking to swiftly capture consumer sales and capitalize on the massive market opportunity.
Sephora Opens Flagship Store on a Marketplace in China
Global beauty retailer Sephora has launched its first and only Chinese online flagship store on a marketplace used by consumers in China. Here’s why Sephora says joining this marketplace will significantly help in its ecommerce and overall retail strategy for China.
Alibaba Group Replaces CEO
Daniel Zhang, currently Chief Operating Officer of Alibaba Group, will become CEO of Alibaba Group, effective May 10. Zhang will replace Jonathan Lu, who will remain on Alibaba Group’s board of directors as Vice Chairman. Also, here’s a look at how Alibaba Group performed for the quarter that ended on March 31.
FAA Allows Drone Testing Beyond Line of Sight
The FAA said it will allow commercial testing of drones beyond pilot line-of-sight, making drone deliveries by Amazon and Google a bit closer to reality.
Pitney Bowes to Acquire Competitor Borderfree
Pitney Bowes Inc. said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire competitor Borderfree.
Scot Wingo Resigns as ChannelAdvisor’s CEO
Scot Wingo resigned as CEO of ChannelAdvisor, the company he co-founded in 1999, on April 28, according to an 8-K filing made Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Omnichannel Efforts Increasing, but Not Profitable
While the amount of money, energy and time retailers and consumer goods manufacturers are spending to improve their omnichannel sales capabilities, but only 16 percent of companies say they can fulfill omnichannel demand profitably today. Here’s more from this report a new report prepared for JDA Software Group by PwC.
UNIQLO to Leverage JD.com’s Warehouses and Same-Day Delivery Network
UNIQLO is the first international clothing brand on JD.com’s marketplace platform to warehouse its merchandise in the company’s facilities, which will enable customers in eligible areas to take advantage of JD.com’s same- and next-day delivery service.
Partnership Offers Merchants Tools to Simplify Cross-Border Trading
Jointly developed by Alibaba.com and Bigcommerce, the custom-built cross-border trading application allows Bigcommerce clients to source unique products from the largest manufacturing hub in the world.