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China’s E-commerce Grows 20% in 2008, TaoBao Set to Soar
January 6th, 2009 at 2:35 pm » Comments (0)
China's online trade volume increased 20% from a year ago to RMB 1.95 trillion (US$285 billion) in 2008, according to market research firm IDC. The burgeoning e-commerce sector in China ...more »China’s Online B2C Clothing Retailer PPG Receives US$100 Million
September 25th, 2008 at 2:00 pm » Comments (0)
Online men's apparel B2C retailer PPG (Perfect Products Group) has bagged US$100 million in fourth-round financing from an unnamed American department store operator, as reported by the China Business News. ...more »Alibaba - Where Open Sesame Is An Universal Language
August 29th, 2008 at 3:48 pm » Comments (0)
Lenovo had a very successful branding campaign at the Beijing Olympics, where 30,000 pieces of its IT equipment were used to support the event. The world's 4th-largest PC-maker has now ...more »Kickstarting China’s Online Retail: Credit Cards And TaoBao
June 27th, 2008 at 1:37 pm » Comments (0)
China is experiencing an explosion in credit card ownership, with the number almost doubling in first quarter 2008 from a year ago, according to the People’s Bank of China. The number ...more »Online Shopping In Asia Pacific Poised To Accelerate
June 25th, 2008 at 10:40 pm » Comments (0)
Online shopping in the Asia Pacific are expected to grow annually at 23.3% to reach US$168.76 billion by 2011, led by the new markets of China and India, based on ...more »Asian eCommerce: Crouching Tiger Ready to Pounce?
June 6th, 2008 at 5:12 pm » Comments (1)
"Borders Group Inc. will sell its stores in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore to A&R Whitcoulls for as much as $104 million. Borders had earlier mentioned that it was seeking ...more »