JD.com Launches Warehouse and Logistics Initiative in Time for Singles’ Day
This initiative by JD.com will help process orders during Singles Day, and generates a spike in online shopping as people buy gifts for single friends.
Cross-border
Alibaba Joins Global Shipping Effort
Alibaba and China Shipping Group joined forces to establish a new logistic platform that enhances the efficiency of international trade and benefits both Chinese and Brazilian companies when it’s fully operational.
China and Alibaba: Ecommerce News Dominators
When I was setting up our MCM Global Ecommerce newsletter, I was trying keep a balanced list of our top global articles and couldn’t help but see so many of them were about companies making active plans to go into the Chinese market.
eBay CMO Talks About Global Branding Campaign
Multichannel Merchant’s Q&A with Richelle Parham, chief marketing officer for eBay North America, to learn more about its global branding campaign.
Costco Enters China Through Tmall
The online store launch will extend Costco’s product offering to consumers in mainland China for the first time. Costco’s online store will initially provide a range of products including food and healthcare product listings, as well as Costco’s private label Kirkland Signature products.
Amazon Launches Same-Day Pickup in UK
Expanding a service it has offered here overseas, Amazon has launched same-day parcel pickup in the UK through its delivery partner Connect Group.
‘Tis the Season to Put Your Global Marketing Plan in Place
Identifying common oversights retailers make with global marketing for the holidays, and winning tactics for seizing the season’s full sales potential.
Going Global in an Omnichannel World
During a meeting at Shop.org, Borderfree chief strategy officer Kris Green told Multichannel Merchant that retailers need to make sure that consumers have the same experience whether they buy in store or online.
UPS Buys Global Ecommerce Firm i-parcel
UPS announced today it has acquired U.S.-based global ecommerce enabler and logistics company i-parcel for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition complements UPS’s international cross-border logistics capabilities from the U.S. and U.K., now extending to more than 100 countries.
Alibaba an Ecommerce Force to Be Reckoned With
Concerning Alibaba’s global aspirations, the company has struck deals in 2014 with the French and Italian governments aimed at fostering ecommerce growth for merchants from those countries selling on Tmall, including providing them with enrollment support, online marketing and customer service support.